EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to feel lonely; to miss someone dearly...
crisscrossing; alternately...
to let someone join (an activity/group)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ngu-LI-la/
FIL: Makaramdam ng matinding kalungkutan at pangungulila dahil sa pagkawala o paglayo ng isang minamahal.
EN: to feel lonely; to miss someone dearly
This is the official feeling of an OFW's child, or anyone whose loved one is miles away. It's more than just 'missing' someone; it's a deep, soul-crushing loneliness. The kind of sadness that hits you on a Sunday afternoon. When you mangulila, you're not just sad, you feel incomplete. The national anthem of the LDR relationship.
ROOT MEANING: orphan; orphaned
While the root 'ulila' means orphan, 'mangulila' is used more broadly for the feeling of intense longing and loneliness for someone who is absent, not necessarily deceased.
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🇵🇭 Nagsimula siyang mangulila sa kanyang pamilya noong lumipat siya sa ibang bansa.
🇺🇸 She started to feel lonely for her family when she moved to another country.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang mag-alala, hindi ka mangungulila dito dahil marami kang magiging kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Don't worry, you won't feel lonely here because you will make many friends.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.