EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
strange, unusual, different, unique...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ka-ka-i-BA/
FIL: Hindi karaniwan; naiiba sa nakasanayan o sa pangkalahatan.
EN: strange, unusual, different, unique
This is your go-to word for anything that makes you go 'Huh?' or 'Wow!'. It's for that friend with a weird laugh, a new food combo like champorado with tuyo, or a plot twist in a teleserye you didn't see coming. It can be good-weird or bad-weird, but it's never boring.
From kaka- (a prefix indicating a special quality or degree) + iba (other, different).
Can have a neutral, positive (unique), or slightly negative (weird) connotation depending on the context.
🇵🇭 May kakaiba siyang pakiramdam tungkol sa lugar na iyon.
🇺🇸 She had a strange feeling about that place.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang istilo sa pagpipinta ay tunay na kakaiba.
🇺🇸 His painting style is truly unique.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.