buntonghininga
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- bontonghining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- buntong-hininga — common, proscribed
- buntung-hininga
- buntunghininga
Etymology edit
From bunton (“heap”) + hininga (“breath”), but some linguists think that the first component should be bunto (“vent out”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bunˌtoŋhiniˈŋa/ [bʊnˌtoŋ.hɪ.nɪˈŋa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: bun‧tong‧hi‧ni‧nga
Noun edit
buntónghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)
- sigh
- Synonyms: himutok, paghihimutok, hinagpis, paghihinagpis, pagbubuntonghininga
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “buntonghininga” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], 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.