hiso

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Japanese

Romanization

hiso

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひそ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒそ

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hisuq (clean oneself by scrubbing). Compare Ilocano iso, Tuwali Ifugao ihu, Bikol Central hiso, and Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦸꦃ (isuh).

Pronunciation

Noun

hisò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜓ)

  1. brushing of one's teeth
    Synonyms: pagsisipilyo, paghihiso

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hiso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hisuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI