EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hag; crone; sorceress...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/huk-LU-ban/
FIL: Isang matandang babae na mahina na at kuba dahil sa katandaan. Sa mitolohiyang Pilipino, isa siyang mangkukulam na may kapangyarihang magbigay ng sakit o kamatayan sa pamamagitan lamang ng pag-unat ng kamay.
EN: hag; crone; sorceress
Before 'cancel culture', we had the 'hukluban'. In mythology, she's a powerful witch who can end you just by pointing. In modern slang, it's a *very* rude way to call someone an old, decrepit hag. Use with extreme caution, or you might just get cursed, socially or otherwise.
From Proto-Philippine *hukluban, meaning 'sorceress'. In Tagalog folklore, she is one of the agents of Sitan.
The term carries strong negative and ageist connotations when used for a person. Its mythological meaning refers to a specific type of witch in Tagalog folklore.
🇵🇭 Sa mga kwentong bayan, ang hukluban ay isang uri ng mangkukulam na dapat katakutan.
🇺🇸 In folktales, the hukluban is a type of sorceress that should be feared.
🇵🇭 Tinawag siyang hukluban ng mga bata dahil sa kanyang kuba at kulubot na anyo.
🇺🇸 The children called her a hag because of her hunched and wrinkled appearance.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.