kahina-hinala
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ka- + hinala, with partial reduplication, literally, “suspectable”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahinahiˈnalaʔ/ [kɐ.hɪ.n̪ɐ.hɪˈn̪aː.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -alaʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧hi‧na-hi‧na‧la
Adjective
[edit]kahiná-hinalà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜑᜒᜈᜎ)
- suspicious
- Synonym: kaduda-duda
- kahina-hinalang kilos ― suspicious behavior
- questionable
- Synonym: kaduda-duda
Further reading
[edit]- “kahina-hinala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
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