kahihiyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahihiyan, cahihiy-an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kahihiy-an — dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

Syncopic form of kahihiyaan, from hiya +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahihiˈan/ [kɐ.hɪ.hɪˈan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧hi‧hi‧yan

Noun

kahihiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜑᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. shame; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of face

Related terms

• hiyain
• ikahiya
• ipahiya
• kahiya-hiya
• mahiya
• makahiya
• mapahiya
• nakakahiya
• pahiyain

 

Further reading

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