EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to go crazy; to go mad...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ba-LIW/
FIL: Mawala sa tamang katinuan ng isip; magkaroon ng sakit sa pag-iisip.
EN: to go crazy; to go mad
Can be literal, but mostly used for when the WiFi is slow, your crush finally messages you, or when you hear the same Christmas song for the 100th time in November. 'Mababaliw na ako sa 'yo!' can be a declaration of intense love or extreme annoyance. The official emotion for dealing with Manila traffic.
ma- (potential verb prefix) + baliw (crazy, insane)
ROOT MEANING: crazy; insane; mad
Used both literally for mental illness and hyperbolically for frustration, excitement, or infatuation.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang stress sa trabaho, pakiramdam ko ay mababaliw na ako.
🇺🇸 With so much stress at work, I feel like I'm going to go crazy.
🇵🇭 Nababaliw ako sa tuwing ngumingiti ka.
🇺🇸 I go crazy every time you smile.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.