EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hold onto tightly; to harbor (feelings)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/kim-ki-MIN/
FIL: Ang paghawak nang mahigpit sa isang bagay; ang pag-iingat o pagtatago ng isang damdamin o lihim at hindi ito ipinapaalam.
EN: to hold onto tightly; to harbor (feelings)
The act of not letting go. It's when you refuse to share your last piece of chicharon, or more seriously, when you refuse to talk about what's bothering you. This is the official verb of the "strong, silent type" who's secretly full of hugot. "Huwag mo nang kimkimin ang galit mo, hindi 'yan healthy."
Mula sa 'kimkim' + '-in'.
ROOT MEANING: clutched; held tightly
Can be used for both physical objects and abstract emotions.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kimkimin ang iyong mga problema; mas mabuting ibahagi mo ito sa isang kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Don't harbor your problems; it's better to share them with a friend.
🇵🇭 Nais niyang kimkimin ang liham upang walang ibang makabasa nito.
🇺🇸 He wanted to hold the letter tightly so no one else could read it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.