hene
See also: hënë and hene-
Manx
Alternative forms
- fene
- pene
Etymology
From Old Irish fadéin, féin.
Adjective
hene
- self
- ee hene ― herself, itself
- eh hene ― himself, itself
- own
- Bee dty aght hene ayd! ― Have it your own way!
- Varr eh eh hene. ― He died by his own hand.
- E vooinjer hene. ― His own flesh and blood.
Derived terms
- hene-
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fadéin, féin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hean, heanne, hæne, hehne
Etymology
From Old English hēan, from Proto-Germanic *hauniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛːn/
Adjective
hene
- needful, wretched, low
- despicable, wrong, malicious
Descendants
- English: hean
References
- “hēn, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gene (“gene”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: he‧ne
- IPA(key): /ˈhene/, [ˈhe.ne]
Noun
hene
- (biology) gene
- 2000, Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Los Baños, “Q&A: Mga Tanong at Sagot tungkol sa mga Genetically Modified na Pananim”, in Pocket K, number 1:
- Ang mga hene na may komersyal na potensyal ay inililipat mula sa isang organismo patungo sa isang organismo.
- The genes with commercial potential are transferred from one organism to another organism.
- 2004, Raymond Charles Anicete, Sikolohiyang panlipunan at kalinangan: panimulang pagbabalangkas ng isang larangan, page 56:
- Naniniwala ang mga sikolohista sa ideya na ang mga hene ay may kinalaman sa ating pagkilos sa lipunan, ngunit mariin nilang kinukwestyon ang mga batayang palagay ng ganitong pananaw.
- Psychologists believe in the idea that genes are involved in our actions in society, but they also strongly question the basic assumptions of this perspective.
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Related terms
- henetika
References
- Diksyunaryong panghanapbuhay, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 1993, →ISBN, page 28.