Ting-init

summer / dry seasonnoun

Alternative meanings

summer; dry season; hot season; warm period; season of heat

Pronunciation

ting-EE-neet

Root and affixes

Formed from ting-, which marks time or season, and init, meaning heat or hot. It literally expresses time of heat.

Variants or conjugations

ting-init; tig-init; panahon sa ting-init; init; tag-init

Related words and expressions

init = heat or hot; ting-ulan = rainy season; panahon = weather, time, or season; adlaw = sun or day; ulan = rain

Meaning and usage notes

In everyday Bisaya/Cebuano, ting-init usually refers to the dry or hot period rather than a four-season summer as in temperate countries. It can also be translated as summer.