hito

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See also: hīto and hitto

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhitoʔ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔitoʔ/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧to

Noun

hitò (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. catfish
    Synonyms: tabangungo, pantat

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈhitoʔ/

Noun

hito

  1. a catfish

Japanese

Romanization

hito

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひと
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒト

Portuguese

Verb

hito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hitar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: hi‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin fīctus, variant of Latin fīxus, perfect passive participle of fīgō.[1] Doublet of fijo. Compare Catalan fita and Portuguese fito.

Noun

hito m (plural hitos)

  1. milestone
    Synonyms: mojón, cipo
    Este día ha sido un hito importante en nuestro proyecto.
    This day has been an important milestone in our project.
  2. landmark
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hitar

References

  1. ^ “hito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq. Compare Pangasinan ito, Kapampangan itu, Bikol Central hito, Cebuano hito, and Maranao ito.

Pronunciation

Noun

hitò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. (ichthyology, in general) catfish
  2. (ichthyology, specifically) walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “hito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

hito

  1. kitchen

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 24
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