EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a children's game...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang uri ng larong pambata kung saan may isang taya (ang lawin) na sumusubok humuli sa ibang manlalaro (mga sisiw) na prinoprotektahan ng isa pang manlalaro (ang inahin).
EN: a children's game
A classic Pinoy childhood game, the OG version of tag. There's a 'mother hen' (inahin) protecting her 'chicks' (sisiw) from a 'hawk' (lawin). It's pure chaos, screaming, and running. It can also refer to a kite that looks like a hawk.
From 'lawin' (hawk), with reduplication and '-an' suffix, meaning "to play hawk" or "hawk-like".
The game is also called 'Lawin at Sisiw'.
🇵🇭 Naglaro ng lawin-lawinan ang mga bata sa plasa.
🇺🇸 The children played the hawk-and-chick game at the plaza.
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