EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Shouting, cheering, uproar...
Bunch, cluster (of fruits)...
Tax...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/hi-ya-WAN/
FIL: Sabay-sabay at malakas na pagsigaw ng maraming tao, karaniwang nagpapahayag ng matinding damdamin tulad ng tuwa, galit, o pagsuporta.
EN: Shouting, cheering, uproar
That moment in a concert when the artist finally comes out and everyone just loses it. Or when your team scores the winning basket in the final second. It's the collective 'Wooooo!' of the Filipino crowd, a sound that can be either pure joy or pure rage.
From "hiyaw" (shout) + "-an" (suffix indicating a place or collective action).
ROOT MEANING: shout; yell; scream
Often used in the context of crowds, concerts, sporting events, or even protests.
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🇵🇭 Narinig sa buong barangay ang hiyawan nang manalo si Catriona Gray.
🇺🇸 The cheering was heard throughout the whole neighborhood when Catriona Gray won.
🇵🇭 Nagkaroon ng malakas na hiyawan at palakpakan pagkatapos ng kanyang talumpati.
🇺🇸 There was loud shouting and applause after his speech.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.