EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hypocritical...
scratch, abrasion (on skin)...
rice flour...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-pag-kun-WA/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao na nagpapakita ng ugali, damdamin, o paniniwala na hindi naman niya tunay na taglay; isang taong mapagpanggap.
EN: hypocritical
The classic 'plastik'. They act like your best friend to your face but are probably running a hate blog about you behind your back. They're the ones who post '#blessed' on Instagram but complain about everything in their group chat. Their personality has more layers than a sans rival, and none of them are genuine.
From 'mapag-' (prefix indicating inclination) + 'kunwa' or 'kunwari' (to pretend).
ROOT MEANING: supposedly; seemingly; pretending
A strong and negative descriptor for someone's character.
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🇵🇭 Mahirap pagkatiwalaan ang taong mapagkunwa.
🇺🇸 It's hard to trust a hypocritical person.
🇵🇭 Nagpakita siya ng mapagkunwa na pag-aalala, ngunit alam ng lahat na mayroon siyang masamang intensyon.
🇺🇸 He showed pretentious concern, but everyone knew he had bad intentions.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.