EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very ashamed; mortified...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/hi-YANG-hi-YA/
FIL: Ang sukdulang antas ng kahihiyan; lubos na nahihiya.
EN: very ashamed; mortified
This is `hiya` level 99. It's when you're so embarrassed you wish the ground would swallow you whole. Like when your mom shows your baby pictures to your crush, or when you trip in front of a crowd. You're not just shy, you're mortified.
From the reduplication of 'hiya' (shame) with a '-ng' linker, used for intensification.
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
The repetition intensifies the meaning of 'hiya' to its extreme.
🇵🇭 Hiyang-hiya ako sa ginawa ko kanina.
🇺🇸 I am so ashamed of what I did earlier.
🇵🇭 Nagtago siya sa ilalim ng mesa dahil hiyang-hiya siya.
🇺🇸 She hid under the table because she was mortified.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.