hina ng loob

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “weakness of will”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhinaʔ naŋ loˈʔob/ [ˌhiː.n̪ɐʔ n̪ɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌhina(ʔ) naŋ loˈʔob/ [ˌhiː.n̪aː n̪ɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: hi‧na ng lo‧ob

Noun

hinà ng loób (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) cowardice; fearfulness

   Synonyms: kaduwagan, kahinaan ng loob, takot, katakutan

   Antonym: lakas ng loob

Derived terms

• humina ang loob
• kahinaan ng loob
• mahina ang loob

 

See also

• hulog ng loob
• sama ng loob
• sakit ng loob
• tibay ng loob
• utang na loob