EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cage; to put in a cage...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/i-HAW-la/
FIL: Ilagay o ikulong ang isang tao o hayop sa loob ng isang hawla.
EN: to cage; to put in a cage
What you do to your new pet lovebirds. Or, metaphorically, how you feel when your parents give you a 9 PM curfew. 'Parang nakakulong, parang ihinawla!' It’s the act of confining something or someone, taking away their freedom to roam.
From i- (causative prefix) + hawla (cage).
Can be used literally for animals or figuratively for people to denote confinement or restriction.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ihawla ang ligaw na ibon; pakawalan mo ito.
🇺🇸 Don't cage the wild bird; set it free.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam niya ay ihinawla siya sa kanyang sariling bahay.
🇺🇸 She felt as if she was caged in her own house.
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