hintay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• intay

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay intai (“prying; watching secretly”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hintay (“to wait for; to spy on”). Also possibly from hin- +‎ antay, with elision of the first syllable of the root. Compare Malay intai, Iban intai, Toba Batak inte, Old Javanese inte / intay, Balinese inte, Sasak inte.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hinˈtaj/ [hɪnˈtaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: hin‧tay

Noun

hintáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

1. act of waiting (for a person or thing)

   Synonyms: antay, antabay

2. person or thing being awaited or expected to come

   Synonym: hinihintay

Derived terms

• hintayan
• hintayin
• hintin
• maghintay
• maghintayan
• magpahintay
• maipaghihintay
• makapaghihintay
• paghihintay
• papaghintayin
• tayka
• teka
• temuna

 

Interjection

hintáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

1. wait! wait a minute!

   Synonym: teka