hito
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hitò (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜆᜓ)
- catfish
- Synonyms: tabangungo, pantat
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hito
- a catfish
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
hito
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
hito
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin fīctus, variant of Latin fīxus, perfect passive participle of fīgō.[1] Doublet of fijo. Compare Catalan fita and Portuguese fito.
Noun edit
hito m (plural hitos)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
hito
References edit
- ^ “hito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading edit
- “hito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq. Compare Pangasinan ito, Kapampangan itu, Bikol Central hito, Cebuano hito, and Maranao ito.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hitò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜆᜓ)
- (ichthyology, in general) catfish
- (ichthyology, specifically) walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “hito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hito
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 24