EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to lament; to bewail...
to yawn together; to have a yawning spree...
to become impoverished; to live in extreme poverty...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-tag-HOY/
FIL: Manangis o manambitan nang may matinding kalungkutan o pighati para sa isang bagay o tao.
EN: to lament; to bewail
This is next-level hugot. It's not just crying; it's a dramatic, poetic wail, like when your favorite K-drama character dies or when the internet goes down during a final exam. You don't just feel the sadness, you perform it.
From i- (verb prefix) + taghoy (lament).
ROOT MEANING: lament; wail; mournful cry
A very literary and deep word, not used in everyday conversation. Found mostly in poems, songs, and classic literature.
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🇵🇭 Narinig sa buong kapilya ang kanyang pagtangis habang itinataghoy ang pagkawala ng kanyang minamahal.
🇺🇸 Her weeping was heard throughout the chapel as she lamented the loss of her beloved.
🇵🇭 Sa tula, itinaghoy ng makata ang kasawian ng bayan.
🇺🇸 In the poem, the poet bewailed the misfortune of the nation.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.