EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to long for; to greatly desire...
apprehension, foreboding, dread...
messy, chaotic, tangled...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-na-a-sam-A-sam/
FIL: Ang matinding pagnanais o pananabik para sa isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari na matagal nang hinihintay.
EN: to long for; to greatly desire
This is next-level "sana all." It's that feeling when you're staring at the Lazada/Shopee tracking page for the 10th time today, waiting for your 12.12 haul. It's the "manifesting" you do for a promotion, a long vacation, or for your crush to finally notice you. It's a desire so intense, you repeat the word.
Reduplication of 'asam' (desire, hope) with the infix '-in-'.
The repetition of 'asam' intensifies the meaning of longing.
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🇵🇭 Ang pag-uwi sa probinsya ang tanging inaasam-asam niya.
🇺🇸 Going home to the province is the one thing he longs for.
🇵🇭 Matagal ko nang inaasam-asam ang pagkakataong ito.
🇺🇸 I have been greatly desiring this opportunity for a long time.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.