EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
beastly; animalistic; inhumane...
to put under shelter; to bring downstairs...
to insert; to wedge in; to tuck in...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ma-la-HA-yop/
FIL: Nagpapakita ng ugali o katangiang tulad ng sa isang hayop; mabangis, walang awa, o hindi makatao.
EN: beastly; animalistic; inhumane
This is how you describe someone who cuts in line at the MRT, or that officemate who eats your baon from the fridge. It's behavior that's so uncivilized, you just have to say, 'Grabe, malahayop ang ugali!' It's the opposite of 'maka-Diyos, maka-tao, makakalikasan.'
From 'mala-' (like, resembling) + 'hayop' (animal).
ROOT MEANING: animal
A strong, negative descriptor for behavior that is considered savage, cruel, or lacking in human decency.
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🇵🇭 Isang malahayop na krimen ang naganap sa kanilang lugar.
🇺🇸 An inhumane crime happened in their area.
🇵🇭 Ikinagalit ng lahat ang kanyang malahayop na pagtrato sa mga aso.
🇺🇸 Everyone was angered by his beastly treatment of the dogs.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.