amihan

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔaˈmi.han̪]
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmiʔan/, [ʔaˈmi.ʔan̪] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

amíhan (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. north
    Synonym: norte

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔʌˈmi.hʌn̪]
  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han

Noun[edit]

amihan

  1. north wind

Derived terms[edit]

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧han
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmihan/, [ʔaˈmi.han]

Noun[edit]

amíhan

  1. north wind

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS. Compare Ilocano amian, Kapampangan amian, Bikol Central amihan, Cebuano amihan, and Hiligaynon amihan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

amihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. northeast monsoon
    Coordinate term: habagat

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • amihan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qamiS-an”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary