Panghunahuna

mental / of the mindadjective / noun

Alternative meanings

mental
of the mind
related to thought
intellectual
psychological
cognitive
idea or thought
mental state

Pronunciation

pang-hoo-nah-HOO-nah

Root and affixes

Panghunahuna comes from hunahuna, mind or thought. The prefix pang- indicates relation or use: something related to the mind or thinking.

Variants or conjugations

panghunahuna = mental / of the mind / related to thinking
hunahuna = mind / thought / idea
paghunahuna = thought / act of thinking
naghunahuna = thinking / mentally mindful
hunahunaon = to ponder / think deeply
mental = mental, modern loanword
mental nga kahimsog = mental health

Related words and expressions

hunahuna = mind / thought
paghunahuna = thinking / thought
salabotan = intelligence / understanding
pagsabot = comprehension
emosyon = emotion
kahimsog = health
utok = brain

Meaning and usage notes

Use panghunahuna for mental or related to the mind. In health, education, or modern psychology, mental is also understood as a loanword, especially in mental nga kahimsog.