hinga

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Herero

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Verb

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hinga

  1. to drive

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *siŋa (compare with Hawaiian hina, Tongan hinga, Tahitian hiʻa)[1][2]

Verb

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hinga

  1. to fall, to tumble
  2. to slant, to tilt
  3. to lose

Noun

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hinga

  1. loss, defeat

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 730
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “siga.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • hinga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Niuean

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Noun

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hinga

  1. name

Rapa Nui

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Verb

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hinga

  1. fall

Rwanda-Rundi

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Verb

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-hînga (infinitive guhînga, perfective -hînze)

  1. cultivate, plow
    Synonym: -rima

Derived terms

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  • ihinga (farming season) (Rwanda)
  • umuhinzi (farmer) (Rwanda)

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. breathing; respiration
    Synonym: paghinga
  2. breath; air breathed out
    Synonym: hininga
  3. (colloquial) act of venting one's hurt feelings, etc.

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Adjective

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hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

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Further reading

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  • hinga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018