buntonghininga

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bontonghining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling buntong-hininga — common, proscribed buntung-hininga buntunghininga === Etymology === From bunton (“heap”) +‎ hininga (“breath”), but some linguists think that the first component should be bunto (“vent out”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bunˌtoŋhiniˈŋa/ [bʊn̪ˌt̪oŋ.hɪ.n̪ɪˈŋa] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: bun‧tong‧hi‧ni‧nga === Noun === buntónghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ) sigh Synonyms: himutok, paghihimutok, hinagpis, paghihinagpis, pagbubuntonghininga ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “buntonghininga”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “buntonghininga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 171