kahina-hinala
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ka- + hinala, with partial reduplication, literally, “suspectable”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahinahiˈnalaʔ/ [kɐ.hɪ.nɐ.hɪˈna.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -alaʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧hi‧na-hi‧na‧la
Adjective edit
kahiná-hinalà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜑᜒᜈᜎ)
- suspicious
- Synonym: kaduda-duda
- kahina-hinalang kilos ― suspicious behavior
- questionable
- Synonym: kaduda-duda
Further reading edit
- “kahina-hinala” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
Categories:
- Tagalog terms prefixed with ka-
- Tagalog reduplications
- Tagalog 6-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/alaʔ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/alaʔ/6 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
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