pahinga

pahinga

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ hinga, literally breather.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pahiˈŋa/ [pɐ.hɪˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧hi‧nga

Noun

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. rest; relaxation; breather
  2. (colloquial) retirement (from work)
    Synonyms: retiro, pagreretiro, pagkakaretiro
  3. (music) rest (pause of a specified length in a piece of music)
  4. (music) rest (symbol indicating a pause in music)

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. resting
    Synonym: nagpapahinga
  2. on leave; on vacation
    Synonyms: namamahinga, nagbabakasyon

Verb

pahingá (complete pinahinga, progressive pinapahinga, contemplative papahinga, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. (informal) short for ipahinga

Verb

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakihinga
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for magpahinga

Further reading

  • pahinga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018