EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to give way; to be magnanimous; to yield...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-RA-ya/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay-daan, pagpapaubaya, o pagpapakita ng kabutihang-loob sa pamamagitan ng hindi paggiit sa sariling karapatan o kagustuhan para sa kapakanan ng iba.
EN: to give way; to be magnanimous; to yield
This is the ultimate 'sige, sa'yo na' move. It's when you let someone else take the last piece of chicken, or when you let your ex be happy with someone else even if it hurts. To 'magparaya' is to choose peace over being right, or to let go for a greater good (or just to end the argument).
From magpa- (causative prefix) + paraya (to give way). The deeper root might be related to 'daya' (cheat), in the sense of allowing oneself to be 'cheated' out of something for the sake of another.
ROOT MEANING: forgiving; tolerant; giving way
While 'daya' means to cheat, 'magparaya' has a positive connotation of being selfless or yielding.
🇵🇭 Minsan, kailangan mong magparaya para sa kapayapaan ng pamilya.
🇺🇸 Sometimes, you need to give way for the peace of the family.
🇵🇭 Nagparaya siya sa kanyang pwesto upang bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mas bata.
🇺🇸 He yielded his position to give the younger one a chance.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.