EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
touch-me-not plant (Mimosa pudica)...
it's fine; no worries; I don't mind...
lol; lmao...
Pang-uri
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/ma-ka-hi-YA/
FIL: Isang uri ng halaman na may maliliit na dahon na tumitiklop o kumukuyom kapag hinawakan o nasaling.
EN: touch-me-not plant (Mimosa pudica)
The OG "sensitive" friend. This is the plant you played with as a kid, the one that closes up when you touch it. It's the perfect metaphor for your shy-type crush who gets all quiet when you're around, or for someone who can't take a joke. So dramatic, just like my feelings.
From "maka-" (adjective-forming prefix) + "hiya" (shame, shyness), literally "shameful" or "shy" plant.
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
The name literally means "shy" or "shameful" due to the plant's reaction to touch.
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🇵🇭 Maraming tumutubong makahiya sa bakanteng lote.
🇺🇸 There are a lot of touch-me-not plants growing in the vacant lot.
🇵🇭 Ginamit ng mga bata ang dahon ng makahiya bilang laruan.
🇺🇸 The children used the leaves of the touch-me-not plant as a toy.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.