hingka

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from univerbation of hintay (“wait”) +‎ ka (“you”). See also teka.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiŋˈka/ [hɪŋˈka]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hing‧ka

Interjection

hingká (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ) (Rizal, colloquial)

  1. wait!
    Synonyms: hintay, sandali, teka, temuna, (dialectal, plural) tekayo
    Hingka nga muna at ako'y may aayusin laang.
    Wait for a moment as I'll just be attending to something.
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