hinga

Herero

Verb

hinga

  1. to drive

Māori

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiŋa/ [ˈhiŋɐ]

Verb

hinga

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

Noun

hinga

  1. loss, defeat

Derived terms

  • whakahinga

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “hinga”, in 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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

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

Niuean

Noun

hinga

  1. name

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-hînga (infinitive guhînga, perfective -hînze)

  1. cultivate, plow
    Synonym: -rima

Derived terms

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay engah.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈŋa/ [hɪˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hi‧nga

Noun

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.

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

See also

Further reading

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