EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
meddlesome; interfering...
to knock over; to topple...
to pile up; to heap...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao na mahilig makisali o manghimasok sa usapan o gawain ng iba.
EN: meddlesome; interfering
This is the official term for a "Marites." Someone who's mapakialam is always all up in your business, asking questions they have no right to ask, and giving opinions no one asked for. "Bakit hindi ka pa nag-aasawa?" is a classic mapakialam question from a tita.
ROOT MEANING: concern; meddling
Almost always has a negative connotation.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang maging mapakialam sa buhay ng may buhay.
🇺🇸 Don't be meddlesome in other people's lives.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya sa opisina bilang isang mapakialam na kasamahan.
🇺🇸 She is known in the office as an interfering colleague.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.