-hin

See also: hin and hin-

Finnish

Suffix

-hin

1. Alternative form of -hVn

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hin/, [hɪn]

Suffix

-hin (verb-forming suffix, adjective-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of -in

   ‎intindi (“to understand”) + ‎-hin → ‎intindihin (“(transitive) understand”)

   ‎basa (“to read”) + ‎-hin → ‎babasahin (“reading material”)

   ‎pang-una (“the first”) + ‎-hin → ‎pangunahin (“primary”)

2. (Quezon) nature and origin suffix

   ‎Lucena (“city”) + ‎-hin → ‎Lucenahin (“a native of Lucena, Quezon”)

   ‎Infanta (“municipality”) + ‎-hin → ‎Infantahin (“a native of Infanta, Quezon”)

   ‎Aurora (“municipality of San Francisco”) + ‎-hin → ‎Aurorahin (“a native of San Francisco (Aurora), Quezon”)

   ‎ilaya (“upper part”) + ‎-hin → ‎ilayahin (“a native or local from northern or upper part of a town or community”)

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -in when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/ or /r/.

  ‎sabi + ‎-hin → ‎sabihin

  ‎talo + ‎-nin → ‎talunin

  ‎sala + ‎-rin → ‎salarin

• Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.

  ‎bili + ‎-hin → ‎bilhin

  ‎dala + ‎-hin → ‎dalhin

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -hin