EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
melancholy, sorrow...
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FIL: Isang malalim at matinding damdamin ng kalungkutan, pighati, o pamimighati, na kadalasang may kasamang pangungulila.
EN: melancholy, sorrow
This isn't just sad; this is 'listening to Moira dela Torre on a rainy day while staring out the window' sad. It's the *hugot* you feel after getting ghosted. *Kalumbayan* is a poetic, deep-seated sadness, the kind that makes for great OPM songs or spoken word poetry.
ROOT MEANING: sorrow
Carries a more profound and poetic weight than the common word 'lungkot' (sadness).
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🇵🇭 Nababalot ng kalumbayan ang buong bayan sa pagpanaw ng kanilang lider.
🇺🇸 The whole town is enveloped in sorrow over the passing of their leader.
🇵🇭 Makikita sa kanyang mga mata ang di-maipaliwanag na kalumbayan.
🇺🇸 An inexplicable melancholy can be seen in his eyes.
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