hinga

Herero

Verb

hinga

  1. to drive

Maori

Etymology

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

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

Niuean

Noun

hinga

  1. name

Rapa Nui

Verb

hinga

  1. fall

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiˈŋa/, [hɪˈŋa]
  • Hyphenation: 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
  • araw ng pahinga
  • buntonghininga
  • hininga
  • hingahan
  • hingahin
  • huminga
  • ipagbuntonghininga
  • kahingahan
  • magbuntonghininga
  • magpahinga
  • malahininga
  • mamahinga
  • pagbubuntonghininga
  • paghinga
  • pagkamalahininga
  • pagpahingahin
  • pagpapahinga
  • pahinga
  • pahingahan
  • pamamahinga
  • silid-pahingahan
  • walang-hinga
  • walang-pahinga

See also

Adjective

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

See also

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