EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
charmed, enchanted, bewitched...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/gu-ma-YU-ma/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng gayuma o mahiwagang paraan upang akitin o paibigin ang isang tao.
EN: charmed, enchanted, bewitched
When someone is so head-over-heels for a person that everyone else thinks is a bad choice, the chismosa in the corner will whisper, "Nako, parang ginayuma." It's the mythical explanation for a love that defies logic, like you've been hit by a love potion from a Filipino folklore albularyo.
ROOT MEANING: love potion, charm, spell
This is the completed aspect (past tense) of the verb. It is often used hyperbolically to describe intense attraction.
🇵🇭 Sa isang tingin pa lang, tila ba gumayuma ang kanyang mga mata sa binata.
🇺🇸 With just one look, it was as if her eyes had charmed the young man.
🇵🇭 Ayon sa kwento, gumayuma ang diwata upang walang sinumang makapasok sa kanyang kagubatan.
🇺🇸 According to the story, the fairy cast a spell so that no one could enter her forest.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.