EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be unfaithful; to cheat (on a partner)...
hookup (casual sexual encounter)...
hopia (mooncake-like pastry)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-nga-li-WA/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng romantikong ugnayan sa ibang tao habang nasa isang nakataling relasyon.
EN: to be unfaithful; to cheat (on a partner)
The ultimate 'sana all' turned into 'sana 'wag na lang.' This is the plot of 90% of Pinoy teleseryes. When your partner starts looking for a 'side-chick' or 'side-hustle' in the romance department. The root word is 'kaliwa' (left), so it's like veering to the 'wrong' or 'other' side.
From `mang-` + `kaliwa` (left), metaphorically meaning to go to the 'other side' or the 'wrong way'.
ROOT MEANING: left
Specifically refers to romantic infidelity.
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🇵🇭 Maraming pamilya ang nasisira dahil may isang nagpasyang mangaliwa.
🇺🇸 Many families are broken because one person decided to be unfaithful.
🇵🇭 Nabalitaan kong nangaliwa raw ang asawa niya kaya sila naghiwalay.
🇺🇸 I heard her husband cheated on her, that's why they separated.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.