EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to womanize; to take as a mistress...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/ba-ba-I-hin/
FIL: Ang akto ng pakikipag-ugnayan sa isang babae bilang isang kalaguyo o kerida; ang pagkuha sa isang babae upang maging kabit.
EN: to womanize; to take as a mistress
The verb form of having a side-chick or being a serial womanizer. It's the action that leads to dramatic teleserye confrontations. 'Huwag mong babaihin ang anak ko!' is the classic line from a protective parent to a potential heartbreaker.
ROOT MEANING: woman; female
Often carries a negative and serious connotation related to infidelity. The more common term for the general act is 'mambabae'. 'Babaihin' is object-focused, on the woman being pursued.
🇵🇭 Binalaan ng ama ang manliligaw na huwag babaihin ang kanyang anak.
🇺🇸 The father warned the suitor not to make a mistress out of his daughter.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.