hi-

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Bikol Central

Prefix

hi-

  1. to eliminate or remove what is given in the root word

Japanese

Romanization

hi-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Pronunciation

Prefix

hi-

  1. Marks the seriative subaspect, which describes actions that take place seriatim.
    hi- + ‎l- (classifier) + ‎-ghaał (wriggle) → ‎hilghaał (he/she is wriggling (somewhere))

Usage notes

  • After the prefix dzi- or any prefix in positions IV or V in the Navajo verb template, this prefix takes the form yi-
  • The /i/ vowel is lost before a vowel, as in heechééh (he/she goes by hopping).
  • It is somewhat unclear what the underlying form of this suffix is. Young and Morgan (1987) treat hi- as the underlying form, while Leonard Faltz (1998) prefers h-.

See also

Navajo seriative subaspect subject markers
singular duoplural plural
1st person heesh-/yeesh- hii(d)- dahííníi(d)-
2nd person híí-/yíí- hoo(h)- daníínó(h)-
3rd person hoo- dahée-
4th person jiyoo- dajiyée-

References

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Prefix

hi- (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)

  1. alternative form of hing-

Derived terms

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English he- as in "he-ass", "he-bear", "he-bitch", "he-goat", "he-wolf".

Prefix

hi-

  1. Used to specify male gender.

Derived terms