higiene

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.ʒiˈe.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.d͡ʒiˈe.ne]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

Noun

higiene f (uncountable)

1. hygiene

Derived terms

• higiènic
• higienista
• higienitzar

Further reading

• “higiene” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “higiene” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “higiene” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hygiëne (“hygiene”), from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /hiɡiˈenə/ [hi.ɡiˈe.nə]
• Rhymes: -enə
• Syllabification: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

Noun

higiene (plural higiene-higiene)

1. hygiene:
   1. the science of health, its promotion and preservation.
   2. those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
   3. cleanliness

Derived terms

• higiene mental
• higiene pangan
• higiene perorangan
• higiene sanitasi makanan

Related terms

• higienis

Further reading

• “higiene” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιαίνω (hugiaínō, “be healthy, sound”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʒiˈẽ.ni/ [i.ʒɪˈẽ.ni], (faster pronunciation) /iˈʒjẽ.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʒiˈẽ.ni/ [i.ʒɪˈẽ.ni], (faster pronunciation) /iˈʒjẽ.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʒiˈe.ne/ [i.ʒɪˈe.ne], (faster pronunciation) /iˈʒje.ne/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʒjɛ.nɨ/

• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

Noun

higiene f (plural higienes)

1. hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French hygiène, ultimately based on Ancient Greek ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxjene/ [iˈxje.ne]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Syllabification: hi‧gie‧ne

Noun

higiene f (plural higienes)

1. hygiene

Derived terms

• higiénico
• higienista

Further reading

• “higiene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10