kahinaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahinaan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From hina +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahiˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.hɪˈnaː.ʔɐn]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧hi‧na‧an

Noun

kahinaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜀᜈ᜔)

1. weakness

Derived terms

• kahinaang loob

Related terms

• humina
• mahina
• manghina

Further reading

• “kahinaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018