EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
speculation, rumor, guesswork...
to fold...
to weigh; to balance...
Pang-uri
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/HA-ka-HA-ka/
FIL: Mga palagay o opinyon na walang matibay na batayan; mga tsismis o sabi-sabi.
EN: speculation, rumor, guesswork
This is 'haka' on steroids. It's not just one assumption, it's a whole universe of them. This is the stuff that fuels showbiz talk shows and family group chats. 'Totoo bang buntis si artista X?' 'Hala, haka-haka lang 'yan!' It's the official word for 'chismis that's trying to sound intellectual.'
Reduplication of 'haka'.
ROOT MEANING: assumption, suspicion, guess
More common in everyday speech than the singular 'haka'.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang maniwala sa mga haka-haka na naririnig mo sa kanto.
🇺🇸 Don't believe the rumors you hear on the street corner.
🇵🇭 Ang balitang iyon ay batay sa haka-haka at hindi sa katotohanan.
🇺🇸 That news is based on speculation and not on facts.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.