EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to feel small, to be belittled, to shrink...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/man-li-IT/
FIL: Ang maramdaman ang pagiging maliit o mababa, kadalasan dahil sa hiya, takot, o paghamak ng iba.
EN: to feel small, to be belittled, to shrink
That feeling you get when your boss calls you out in a meeting, or when you realize you wore your t-shirt inside out the whole day. You just want to shrink and disappear. 'Manliit sa takot' (to shrink in fear) is the next level—it's shrinking out of fear, like when you check your bank account after a 12.12 sale. You feel so small you could fit in a thimble.
Often used with a cause, like 'manliit sa hiya' (to feel small from shame) or 'manliit sa takot' (to feel small from fear).
🇵🇭 Nais niyang manliit sa hiya nang tawagin siya sa entablado.
🇺🇸 She wanted to shrink in embarrassment when she was called on stage.
🇵🇭 Tila siya'y nanliit sa takot nang makita ang dambuhalang aso.
🇺🇸 He seemed to shrink in fear when he saw the giant dog.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.