buntonghininga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bontonghining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
buntong-hininga — common, proscribed
buntung-hininga
buntunghininga

Etymology

From bunton (“heap”) +‎ hininga (“breath”), but some linguists think that the first component should be bunto (“vent out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bunˌtoŋhiniˈŋa/, [bʊnˌtoŋ.hɪ.nɪˈŋa]
Hyphenation: bun‧tong‧hi‧ni‧nga

Noun

buntónghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

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Synonyms: himutok, paghihimutok, hinagpis, paghihinagpis, pagbubuntonghininga

Derived terms

ipagbuntonghininga
magbuntonghininga
pagbubuntonghininga

Further reading

“buntonghininga” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“buntonghininga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 171.

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