binhi

See also: binhi' and BINHI

Aklanon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbinhiʔ/ [ˈbɪn̪.hɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -inhiʔ
  • Syllabification: bin‧hi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq.

Noun

binhì

  1. seed; grain
Derived terms
  • paminhi

Etymology 2

Interjection

binhì

  1. give up!
Usage notes
  • Said when answering a riddle.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bin‧hi
  • IPA(key): /ˈbinhiʔ/ [ˈbiŋ.hiʔ]

Noun

binhì

  1. grain
    Synonym: lamigas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • binghi — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq. Compare Kapampangan bini and Tausug binhi'.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /binˈhiʔ/ [bɪn̪ˈhɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: bin‧hi

Noun

binhî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜑᜒ)

  1. seed; spawn
    Synonyms: semilya, buto
  2. semen; sperm
    Synonyms: tamod, semilya

Derived terms

  • bibinhiin
  • binhian
  • binhiin
  • magbinhi
  • pabinhi
  • pabinhian
  • papagbinhiin

See also

Further reading

  • “binhi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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