EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
suspicious; questionable; dubious...
pronoun...
demonstrative pronoun...
Pang-uri
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/ka-hi-na-hi-NA-la/
FIL: Nagbibigay ng dahilan upang maghinala o magduda; may mga palatandaan ng pagiging hindi tapat, hindi totoo, o may masamang hangarin.
EN: suspicious; questionable; dubious
That feeling you get when someone messages you "Hi/Hello" out of the blue. Or when a job offer sounds too good to be true ("Earn 100k a week, no experience needed!"). It's your inner Maritess alarm ringing, telling you something's fishy.
From `ka-` + reduplication of `hinala` (suspicion).
The `ka-` prefix and reduplication intensify the meaning, making it mean "very suspicion-inducing".
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🇵🇭 Ang mga kilos ng lalaki ay kahina-hinala kaya tinawag nila ang pulis.
🇺🇸 The man's actions were suspicious, so they called the police.
🇵🇭 Nakatanggap siya ng isang kahina-hinalang email na humihingi ng kanyang personal na impormasyon.
🇺🇸 She received a suspicious email asking for her personal information.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.