hintay

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === intay === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay intai (“prying; watching secretly”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hintay (“to wait for; to spy on”). Also possibly from hin- +‎ antay, with elision of the first syllable of the root. Compare Malay intai, Iban intai, Toba Batak inte, Old Javanese inte / intay, Balinese inte, Sasak inte. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hinˈtaj/ [hɪn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: hin‧tay === Noun === hintáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔) act of waiting (for a person or thing) Synonyms: antay, antabay person or thing being awaited or expected to come Synonym: hinihintay ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === hintáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔) wait! wait a minute! Synonyms: teka, sandali, temuna, (Rizal) hingka, (Bataan, Nueva Ecija, plural) tekayo, (colloquial) weyt === References ===