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Etymology
From hing- + alo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiˈŋaloʔ/
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈŋaloʔ/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: hi‧nga‧lo
Noun
hingalò (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜅᜎᜓ)
- rest, relax, break (relief from any activity)
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from hi- + ngalo, but Panganiban (1973) thinks it to be from hing- + kalo. Compare Malay keluh (“sigh”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hingalô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅᜎᜓ)
- death pangs; agony; moribund state
- Synonyms: paghihingalo, pag-aagaw-buhay, pagdidiliryo
Derived terms
Adjective
hingalô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅᜎᜓ)
- being in one's death throes
- Synonyms: naghihingalo, nag-aagaw-buhay, nagdidiliryo
Further reading
- “hingalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 511