hing-

hing-

1. denotes inclination, habit or propensity

• hi-, hin-, him-

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hin-, from Proto-Austronesian *Sin-.

• IPA^(key): /hiŋ/, [hɪŋ]

hing- (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (no longer productive) prefix indicating removal or cleaning

   ‎hing- + ‎kuto (“louse”) → ‎hinguto (“to remove lice (from hair or fur)”)

2. (no longer productive) prefix indicating state or condition

   ‎hi- + ‎ganti (“return, reward”) → ‎higanti (“revenge”)

   ‎him- + ‎pasok (“to enter, go in”) → ‎himasok (“to meddle, interfere”)

   ‎him- + ‎patay (“dead, to kill”) → ‎himatay (“to lose consciousness, faint”)

   ‎hin- + ‎sakit (“sickness, pain”) (with CV- reduplication) → ‎hinanakit (“grudge, ill will”)