EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fear, to worry, to be anxious...
to cause to turn yellow, to color yellow...
to cause to bleed; to have blood drawn...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ngam-BA/
FIL: Ang makaramdam ng takot, pag-aalala, o kawalan ng kapanatagan tungkol sa isang posibleng masamang mangyayari.
EN: to fear, to worry, to be anxious
It's that feeling you get when your phone is at 1% and the Grab driver is still 10 minutes away. It's the 'Sunday Scaries' when you think about work tomorrow. Mangamba is a more formal, deeper kind of worry than just 'kinakabahan.' It's the anxiety of the unknown, the fear of what *might* happen. 'Huwag kang mangamba,' is what your mom says, but you still do.
From `mang-` + `amba` (threat, gesture of attack). The idea is reacting to a perceived threat.
ROOT MEANING: threatening gesture
A more formal or literary word for 'matakot' or 'mag-alala'.
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🇵🇭 Nagsimula siyang mangamba nang hindi umuwi ang anak sa takdang oras.
🇺🇸 She started to worry when her child did not come home at the appointed time.
🇵🇭 Walang dahilan para mangamba kung handa ka sa anumang pagsubok.
🇺🇸 There's no reason to fear if you are prepared for any challenge.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.