EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
disbelief...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-wa-LANG pa-ni-WA-la/
FIL: Ang estado ng hindi makapaniwala o pag-aalinlangan sa katotohanan o pagiging totoo ng isang bagay.
EN: disbelief
Your face when your friend who's always late actually shows up on time. Or when you see the bill for your samgyupsal night. It's the "Weh, 'di nga?" or "Seryoso ba?" moment, but in noun form.
From `ka-` (marker for abstract nouns) + `walang` ('without') + `paniwala` ('belief'). Literally 'the state of being without belief'.
ROOT MEANING: belief
Often used to describe a reaction to something surprising, shocking, or hard to accept.
🇵🇭 Tiningnan niya ako nang may kawalang-paniwala nang sabihin kong nanalo ako sa lotto.
🇺🇸 She looked at me with disbelief when I said I won the lottery.
🇵🇭 Umiling siya sa kawalang-paniwala habang pinapanood ang balita.
🇺🇸 He shook his head in incredulity while watching the news.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.