EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
embarrassment, shame, loss of face...
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/ka-hi-ya-AN/
FIL: Ang damdamin ng pagkapahiya, pagkawala ng dangal, o pag-aalala sa opinyon ng iba dahil sa isang nagawang kamalian o di-kaaya-ayang sitwasyon.
EN: embarrassment, shame, loss of face
That feeling when you trip in public, call your teacher 'mom', or your crush sees you with a pimple patch on. It's the core of Filipino 'hiya' culture. 'Nako, anong **kahiyaan** ang sinapit ko!' means you just experienced something mortifying and will probably replay it in your head for the next 5 years.
From ka- + hiya (shame) + -an, forming an abstract noun representing the state or event of shame.
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
'Kahiyaan' is the abstract noun for the state or event of being embarrassed. 'Hiya' is the feeling itself. 'Pagkapahiya' is a close synonym focusing on the experience of being shamed.
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🇵🇭 Upang maiwasan ang kahiyaan, inihanda niyang mabuti ang kanyang talumpati.
🇺🇸 To avoid embarrassment, he prepared his speech well.
🇵🇭 Malaking kahiyaan ang idinulot ng iskandalo sa kanilang pamilya.
🇺🇸 The scandal brought great shame to their family.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.