amihan

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔaˈmi.han̪]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmiʔan/, [ʔaˈmi.ʔan̪] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han

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Noun

amíhan (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

1. north

   Synonym: norte

Derived terms

• amihanan

 

See also

• habagat
• sirangan
• subangan
• sulnopan

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔʌˈmi.hʌn̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han

Noun

amihan

1. north wind

Derived terms

• amihanan (“north”)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔaˈmi.han]

Noun

amíhan

1. north wind

Derived terms

• aminhan

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS. Compare Ilocano amian, Kapampangan amian, Bikol Central amihan, Cebuano amihan, and Hiligaynon amihan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔɐˈmi.hɐn]
• Rhymes: -ihan
• Syllabification: a‧mi‧han

Noun

amihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

1. northeast monsoon

   Coordinate term: habagat

Derived terms

• amihanin
• amihang-buhat-araw
• amihang-magulang
• amihang-mura
• umamihan

 

Further reading

• “amihan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qamiS-an”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary