EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to request; to wish for; to ask for...
to visit someone (at their place); to drop by...
to visit (a person or place)...
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/hu-mi-LING/
FIL: Ang pagpapahayag ng isang kahilingan o pagnanais para sa isang bagay; makiusap.
EN: to request; to wish for; to ask for
This is what you do when you see a shooting star, blow a birthday candle, or slide into your crush's DMs. It's the polite version of 'gimme'. From asking your boss for a raise to asking the universe for a sign, you're 'humihiling'.
From 'hiling' (request) with the -um- infix.
ROOT MEANING: request; petition; wish
Can range from a simple request to a deep wish or prayer.
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🇵🇭 Humiling ako sa Diyos na sana ay gumaling na ang aking ina.
🇺🇸 I prayed to God that my mother would get well.
🇵🇭 Humiling ng dagdag na sahod ang mga manggagawa.
🇺🇸 The workers requested for a salary increase.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.