EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become separated (from one another)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-ka-hi-wa-hi-wa-LAY/
FIL: Ang pagiging magkakalayo o pagkakawatak-watak ng mga kasapi ng isang grupo o pamilya.
EN: to become separated (from one another)
The saddest part of any barkada outing. You arrive at the mall together, then one wants to go to Uniqlo, another to the food court, and another to the arcade. After 30 minutes, nagkahiwa-hiwalay na kayo. It's the group splitting up, whether for a few hours in a mall or, more dramatically, after graduation when everyone goes their own way. The repeated "hiwalay" emphasizes that everyone is going in different directions.
From `magka-` + duplicated root `hiwalay` (separate).
ROOT MEANING: separate; apart
The duplication of "hiwalay" indicates that a group of three or more entities became separated from each other, dispersing in different directions. For just two, "magkahiwalay" is more common.
🇵🇭 Nang lumindol, nagkahiwa-hiwalay ang magkakaibigan sa loob ng mall.
🇺🇸 When the earthquake struck, the friends became separated from one another inside the mall.
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng graduation, nagkahiwa-hiwalay na ng landas ang aming barkada.
🇺🇸 After graduation, our group of friends went our separate ways.
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