buntonghininga
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
edit- bontonghining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- buntong-hininga — common, proscribed
- buntung-hininga
- buntunghininga
Etymology
editFrom bunton (“heap”) + hininga (“breath”), but some linguists think that the first component should be bunto (“vent out”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bunˌtoŋhiniˈŋa/ [bʊn̪ˌt̪oŋ.hɪ.n̪ɪˈŋa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: bun‧tong‧hi‧ni‧nga
Noun
editbuntónghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)
- sigh
- Synonyms: himutok, paghihimutok, hinagpis, paghihinagpis, pagbubuntonghininga
Derived terms
editFurther 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.