EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cackle; to laugh loudly and coarsely...
to gore, to butt with horns...
to go against the grain; to be contrary...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/hakh-HA-kin/
FIL: Tumawa nang malakas at magaspang, na parang tunog ng isang halimaw o mangkukulam.
EN: to cackle; to laugh loudly and coarsely
This isn't your cute little "haha" giggle. This is the full-on, kontrabida-in-a-teleserye laugh. Imagine the evil stepmother who just successfully stole the family inheritance—that's the "hakhak" sound. It's a laugh that's so over-the-top, it's almost villainous. "Hakhakin" is the verb form, to perform this kind of laugh.
From the onomatopoeic root `hakhak`, imitating a coarse laugh.
Often used in literature or storytelling to describe a villain's or a very boisterous person's laugh.
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🇵🇭 Narinig naming hakhakin ng mangkukulam ang kanyang tagumpay.
🇺🇸 We heard the witch cackle at her success.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang hakhakin diyan, nakakahiya sa mga kapitbahay!
🇺🇸 Don't laugh so coarsely there, it's embarrassing to the neighbors!
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.