EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shell; to analyze; to shred...
to make someone dance; to ask someone to dance...
Just in case; to be sure...
Pang-uri
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/hi-MA-yin/
FIL: Alisin ang balat, buto, o hibla ng isang bagay, karaniwan ay pagkain; suriin nang detalyado ang isang konsepto, problema, o teksto.
EN: to shell; to analyze; to shred
This is what you do to *hipon* (shrimp) before you can eat it – you peel it. It's also what your manager does to your report when they're looking for mistakes, or what you do to your crush's social media profile to find clues about their life. You're breaking it down piece by piece. 'Himayin mo nga 'yang problema para maintindihan natin.'
ROOT MEANING: flaking or shredding (of meat/fish); detailed analysis
Can be used literally for food (shredding meat, shelling nuts) or figuratively for analyzing problems, texts, or situations.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong himayin ang manok bago ilagay sa adobo.
🇺🇸 You need to shred the chicken before putting it in the adobo.
🇵🇭 Himayin natin ang bawat detalye ng kontrata.
🇺🇸 Let's analyze every detail of the contract.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.