hi-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hi"

Bikol Central

Prefix

hi-

1. to eliminate or remove what is given in the root word

Japanese

Romanization

hi-

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひ

Navajo

Prefix

hi-

1. Marks the seriative subaspect, which describes actions that take place seriatim.

   ‎hi- + ‎l- (“classifier”) + ‎-ghaał (“wriggle”) → ‎hilghaał (“he/she is wriggling (somewhere)”)

Usage notes

• After the prefix dzi- or any prefix in positions IV or V in the Navajo verb template, this prefix takes the form yi-
• The /i/ vowel is lost before a vowel, as in heechééh (“he/she goes by hopping”).

See also

Navajo seriative subaspect subject markers

			singular	duoplural	plural
1st person			heesh-/yeesh-	hii(d)-	dahííníi(d)-
2nd person			híí-/yíí-	hoo(h)-	daníínó(h)-
3rd person			hoo-		dahée-
4th person			jiyoo-		dajiyée-

Navajo terms prefixed with hi- (seriative)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hi/ [hɪ]
• Syllabification: hi-

Prefix

hi- (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)

1. alternative form of hing-

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with hi-

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English he- as in "he-ass", "he-bear", "he-bitch", "he-goat", "he-wolf".

Prefix

hi-

1. Used to specify male gender.

Derived terms

Volapük terms prefixed with hi-