hita

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See also: hītā

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ˈhitaʔ/,
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔitaʔ/, (h-dropping)

Noun

hità

  1. (anatomy) groin

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ˈhitaʔ/,

Noun

hità

  1. (anatomy) the crotch
    Synonym: bilahan

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Cognates include Indonesian kita and Tagalog kita.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hita

  1. (emphatic) we, us (inclusive)

Usage notes

  • hita can be used either to emphasise the subject or object, or to give a quick answer.

See also

References

  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Garo

Verb

hita

  1. to order

Gothic

Romanization

hita

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌹𐍄𐌰

Herero

Verb

hita

  1. to enter

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

hita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hitaði, supine hitað)

  1. (transitive) to heat

Conjugation

Note: the mediopassive is not very common, as the separate verb hitna is normally used instead.

Noun

hita

  1. inflection of hiti:
    1. indefinite accusative
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive

Javanese

Romanization

hita

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦶꦠ

Malagasy

Participle

hita

  1. seen
  2. found

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hita f

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of heta

Verb

hita (present tense hitar, past tense hita)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of heta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हित (hita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ta

Noun

hita

  1. advantage, benefit
  2. profit
  3. good
  4. welfare
  5. arranged, established

Adjective

hita

  1. advantageous, beneficial
  2. convenient, suitable
  3. affectionate, friendly, kind

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦶꦠ (ita) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬳᬶᬢ (hita)

Further reading

  • "hita" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Norse

Etymology

Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉 (heitō, fever), Old English hitt (heating) and Old High German hizza (heating). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hita f (genitive hitu)

  1. heat, heating

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xit(j)ō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
  • hita”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit हित (hita).

Adjective

hita

  1. useful
  2. beneficial

Declension

Noun

hita n

  1. welfare, blessing, good

Declension

Descendants

Noun

hita m

  1. friend

Declension

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “hita”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Portuguese

Verb

hita

  1. inflection of hitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

hita

  1. inflection of hitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central hita (groin), Cebuano hita (groin), and Kapampangan ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhitaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ta

Noun

hità (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜆ)

  1. (anatomy) thigh
  2. part of a garment that covers the thigh
  3. upper hindleg of an animal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiˈtaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ta

Noun

hitâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜆ)

  1. benefit; advantage; gain
    Synonyms: pakinabang, kapakinabangan, napakinabang
  2. unsatisfactory result; disappointing gain or advantage (from a well-intentioned act)
Derived terms

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hita

  1. we (inclusive)

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)