Hikain (en. Sniffle)

hi-kain

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of crying softly often accompanied by a sniffing of the nose.

Because of the cold weather, she sniffled while walking.

Dahil sa malamig na panahon, nag-hikain siya habang naglalakad.

Performing an action that shows sorrow or grief.

While telling the story, she couldn't help but sniffle at the memories.

Habang nagkukuwento, hindi niya maiwasang hikain sa mga alaala.

A sound produced by crying that may express emotion.

She stood up and sniffled before speaking in front of everyone.

Tumayo siya at hikain bago magsalita sa harap ng lahat.

Derived from the root word 'hik', which means 'to sniffle' or 'to cry softly'.

sniffled

showed emotion of sorrow through sniffling

nag-hikain

sniffle

A light crying that may be accompanied by coughing or swallowing.

hikbi

tear

The liquid that comes from the eyes when crying.

luha

It's late, there's still a lot to do.

Let's work on this, we can watch Netflix later.

Hikain na 'to, tsaka na 'yang Netflix mamaya.

Feeling lazy to do anything else.

I'm feeling lazy, I just want to sleep.

Hikain ako, gusto ko na lang matulog.