EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to let go of; to release...
Oven...
Oven mitt...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/bi-TI-wan/
FIL: Pakawalan ang isang bagay na hawak, pinanghahawakan, o pinipigilan.
EN: to let go of; to release
The slightly more dramatic, more 'malamig-ang-boses' cousin of 'bitawan'. If 'bitawan' is a friend's casual advice, 'bitiwan' is the line in a teleserye where the protagonist finally decides to move on, often with tears and rain. 'Panahon na para **bitiwan** ang nakaraan.' Same meaning, different emotional weight.
From 'bitaw' (to release).
ROOT MEANING: release; cockfight
A common variant of 'bitawan', often perceived as slightly more formal or emphatic.
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🇵🇭 Mahirap bitiwan ang mga alaala, ngunit kailangan para makapagpatuloy.
🇺🇸 It's hard to let go of the memories, but it's necessary in order to move on.
🇵🇭 Pinakiusapan niya itong bitiwan ang baril.
🇺🇸 He pleaded with him to let go of the gun.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.