EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be the cause of shame/embarrassment...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/i-ka-hi-YA/
FIL: Maging dahilan ng pagdama ng hiya o kahihiyan.
EN: to be the cause of shame/embarrassment
That moment your mom shows your baby pictures to your new partner. When you wave back at someone who wasn't waving at you. It's the reason for your 'cringe attack' at 2 AM when you remember something dumb you did ten years ago.
From "ika-" (causative prefix) + "hiya" (shame).
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
Used to identify the source of one's embarrassment or shame.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ikahiya ang iyong pinanggalingan.
🇺🇸 Don't be ashamed of where you came from. (Literally: Don't let your origins be the cause of your shame.)
🇵🇭 Ikinahiya niya ang suot niyang butas na medyas.
🇺🇸 The hole in his sock was the cause of his embarrassment.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.