EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
miracle...
Barangay Captain...
Barangay Hall...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/hi-ma-LÂ/
FIL: Isang pambihira at di-pangkaraniwang pangyayari na pinaniniwalaang gawa ng isang higit na makapangyarihang puwersa o ng Diyos.
EN: miracle
When you survive a week of deadlines on just 3 hours of sleep per night, that's a himala. When you find a parking spot at the mall on a payday weekend, himala. When your crush finally replies to your message after 3-5 business days, "Walang himala!" (Just kidding, that's a himala too). It's any event that defies logic and makes you think a higher power intervened, or you just got incredibly, unbelievably lucky.
From Sanskrit 'hima' meaning 'snow, frost', possibly through a metaphorical extension of something rare and wondrous like snow in a tropical land.
Famously used in the Nora Aunor movie "Himala" with the iconic line "Walang himala!" (There are no miracles!).
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🇵🇭 Isang himala ang paggaling niya mula sa malubhang sakit.
🇺🇸 His recovery from the serious illness was a miracle.
🇵🇭 Naghihintay ako ng himala para manalo sa lotto.
🇺🇸 I'm waiting for a miracle to win the lottery.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.