EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be jealous, to feel envious...
to oppress; to scorn (variant of dustain)...
tap; poke...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ni-BUG-ho/
FIL: Ang pagdama ng matinding selos o inggit sa isang tao, kadalasan dahil sa atensyon, pag-aari, o tagumpay na natatanggap nito mula sa iba.
EN: to be jealous, to feel envious
The feeling you get when you see your ex with someone new, and it feels like your heart is being pinched. Or when you see your friend's IG story from Japan while you're buried in work. That's it. You're 'manibugho'. It's the classier, more poetic version of 'selos'.
From the verb-forming prefix 'ma-' and the root 'bugho', which means jealousy or envy.
A more formal or literary term for 'magseselos'. The noun form is 'panibugho'.
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🇵🇭 Hindi niya maiwasang manibugho sa tagumpay ng kanyang kaibigan.
🇺🇸 She couldn't help but feel envious of her friend's success.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa labis na pag-ibig, madali siyang manibugho.
🇺🇸 Because of intense love, he easily gets jealous.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.