EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to find fault in; to criticize...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ma-li-YAN/
FIL: Ang sadyang paghahanap ng mali, depekto, o pagkakamali sa isang tao, bagay, o sitwasyon.
EN: to find fault in; to criticize
Ito 'yung ginagawa ng tita mo sa'yo tuwing family reunion. 'Tumaba ka ata, iho?' o 'Wala ka pa ring jowa?' They will mamaliyan everything about you. It's the act of actively looking for something to criticize.
ROOT MEANING: wrong, incorrect, mistake
This is a very rare word construction, not in common use. More common terms would be 'pulaan', 'pintasan', or 'hanapan ng mali'.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong mamaliyan ang gawa ng iba kung hindi ka naman tutulong.
🇺🇸 Don't find fault in the work of others if you aren't going to help.
🇵🇭 Sa halip na mamaliyan ang bawat kilos niya, subukan mo siyang unawain.
🇺🇸 Instead of criticizing her every move, try to understand her.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.