EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lover, suitor...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-ngi-ngi-BIG/
FIL: Isang tao na umiibig o nagpapakita ng pag-ibig sa iba; isang manliligaw.
EN: lover, suitor
The old-school term for a "bae" or a serious suitor. This isn't just a "ka-talking stage" or "ka-situationship." A mangingibig is someone who's probably ready to write you poems, do a harana (serenade), or at least send a proper "good morning" text without the ghosting. They're in it for the *love*.
From "mang-" + "i-" + "ibig" (love). The prefix structure denotes the actor or doer.
ROOT MEANING: love; want; desire
Has a classic, romantic, and somewhat formal connotation.
🇵🇭 Siya ang tapat na mangingibig na naghintay sa kanya nang maraming taon.
🇺🇸 He was the faithful lover who waited for her for many years.
🇵🇭 Sa mga lumang nobela, ang mangingibig ay kadalasang makata at maginoo.
🇺🇸 In old novels, the suitor is often a poet and a gentleman.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.