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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈmiʔan/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
Noun
amíhan (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)
- north
- Synonym: norte
Derived terms
See also
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/
- Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
Noun
amihan
- north wind
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/
Noun
amíhan
- north wind
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an. Compare Ilocano amian, Kapampangan amian, Bikol Central amihan, Cebuano amihan, Hiligaynon amihan, Amis amis.
Pronunciation
Noun
amihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)
- northeast monsoon
- Coordinate term: habagat
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “amihan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qamiS”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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