EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
not obvious; subtle; unnoticeable...
staple...
stoic...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/di-ha-la-TA/
FIL: Hindi kaagad nakikita, napapansin, o nauunawaan; tago o mahirap matukoy.
EN: not obvious; subtle; unnoticeable
The art of being low-key. It's that 'subtle' post you make about being happy right after your ex posts their new partner. It's the way you try to check your crush out without them noticing. 'Di-halata, promise!' you say, while being as obvious as a flashing neon sign.
From 'di-' (not) + 'halata' (obvious, from Spanish 'halar' - to pull, which evolved into a sense of 'drawing out' or 'making apparent').
ROOT MEANING: obvious, apparent, noticeable
A very common compound adjective. Can be written with or without a hyphen ('di halata' or 'di-halata').
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🇵🇭 Ang lungkot sa kanyang mga mata ay di-halata sa unang tingin.
🇺🇸 The sadness in her eyes was not obvious at first glance.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang gawing di-halata ang kanyang pagkagulat.
🇺🇸 He tried to make his surprise unnoticeable.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.