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Etymology
From ma- + init.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʔinit/
- Hyphenation: ma‧i‧nit
Adjective
maínit (intensified mainiton)
- hot, sweltering
- Antonym: malipot
- warm
- Synonyms: maalingahot, maharasahas
- (figurative) impatient
- Antonyms: pasensiyoso, matiyaga
See also
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From ma- + init.
Adjective
mainit
- hot
- Antonym: malamig
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
From ma- + init.
Adjective
mainit
- hot
- Antonym: malipot
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
From ma- + init.
Adjective
mainit
- hot
- Antonym: malipot
Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + init. The noun definition is an ellipsis of mainit na tubig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)
- hot; warm
2022, Desiree Carlos, “Dear Miss Kim Chiu”, in Manila Standard:“Ano ang mas maingay sa gabi? Letter A, Pusang may kaharutan sa bubong…” Then you remarked, ”Nakakainis yun ‘no? Yung gusto mong sabuyan ng mainit na tubig kasi ang ingay.”- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Noun
mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)
- hot water
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