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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
hirin (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔)
- choking; choke (from an obstruction or clog in the throat)
- Synonyms: bulon, bitalok, bikig, samid, bilaok, (Batangas, Quezon) luog, (Batangas) tal-ak
- lump, obstruction, or clog in one's throat (causing one to choke or difficulty in breathing)
- Synonyms: bulon, bitalok, (Batangas, Quezon) luog
- (figurative) strong emotion causing someone to as if be unable to swallow; lump in one's throat (especially from hearing a piece of news)
- Synonym: bulon
Derived terms
References
- “hirin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018