intindi / intyindi

Sense 1

English: Translation

To understand; comprehend; grasp the meaning, intention, or significance of something.

Part of Speech

verb

Sense 2

English: Translation

To pay attention to; heed; take notice of; give due consideration to.

Part of Speech

verb

Sense 3

English: Translation

Understanding; comprehension; awareness.

Part of Speech

noun

Notes

USAGE

Naintindan mo?

“Did you understand?”

Intindien mo pisabi ko.

“Pay attention to what I am saying.”

Maray a pangintindi niya.

“He has good understanding.”

ETYMOLOGY

Probably borrowed from Spanish entender (“to understand”), subsequently adapted to Boie’nen phonology and morphology.