haginit
hagínit with stress marks
shrill sound (wind/speeding)
Usage Note
Haginit is a vivid onomatopoeic term for the shrill, piercing sound made by fast-moving wind or a speeding object cutting through air — more high-pitched and sharper than haginghing. Primarily literary in register, writers use it to evoke the physical sensation of a violent gust or the rush of something passing at speed.
Examples
" Malakas ang haginit ng hangin. "
Natural Translation
The shrill sound of the wind is loud.
Literal Translation
Strong the shrill-sound of-the wind.
" Ang haginit ng hangin ay nagising sa kanya sa kalagitnaan ng gabi. "
Natural Translation
The shrieking of the wind woke him/her in the middle of the night.
Literal Translation
The shrill-sound of-the wind woke to him/her at-the middle of-the night.
" Naririnig ang haginit ng hangin sa mga puno habang tumitindi ang bagyo sa labas ng aming bahay. "
Natural Translation
The shrill whistling of the wind through the trees could be heard as the storm intensified outside our house.
Literal Translation
Heard the shrill-sound of-the wind in plural tree while intensifying the storm at outside of our house.
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