EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fortune teller; soothsayer...
restless, troubled, agitated...
lukewarm, tepid...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mang-hu-hu-LA/
FIL: Isang tao na nagsasabing may kakayahang malaman o hulaan ang mga mangyayari sa hinaharap, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng baraha, bolang kristal, o pagbasa ng palad.
EN: fortune teller; soothsayer
Your go-to person in Quiapo when you're desperate to know if you'll pass the board exams or if your crush will finally notice you. They're the original life coaches, but with more flair, a deck of tarot cards, and a much cheaper consultation fee.
From mang- (doer prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable of the root (hu) + hula (guess, predict).
The prefix 'mang-' here denotes a profession or a habitual doer of the action. The person who 'hula's.
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🇵🇭 Nagbayad siya sa isang manghuhula para malaman ang kanyang kapalaran.
🇺🇸 She paid a fortune teller to know her fate.
🇵🇭 Sabi ng manghuhula, makikilala ko raw ang aking 'the one' ngayong taon.
🇺🇸 The soothsayer said that I would supposedly meet 'the one' this year.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.