EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cause, reason...
to have someone treated (medically)...
to have something flapped or shaken out...
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/da-HIL/
FIL: Ang sanhi, motibo, o pinagmulan ng isang bagay; katumbas ng salitang "dahilan".
EN: cause, reason
This is the old-school, more poetic version of 'reason'. You won't hear this in everyday chismis. You'll find it in deep OPM songs or classic Filipino literature. 'Ikaw ang dahil ng aking pagluha' (You are the reason for my tears). It's the dramatic, 'hugot' version of 'dahilan'. The pronunciation is key here: da-HIL, not DA-hil.
From Malay 'dahil'.
Pronunciation shifts to /da-HIL/ with stress on the second syllable. Less common in modern spoken language than 'dahilan'. Primarily used in literary or formal contexts.
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🇵🇭 Ang malalim na dahil ng kanyang kalungkutan ay hindi pa rin malinaw.
🇺🇸 The deep reason for his sadness is still not clear.
🇵🇭 Ano ang dahil at siya'y nagkaganito?
🇺🇸 What is the cause for him becoming like this?
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