EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shout or scream involuntarily...
to carve; to sculpt...
to deepen...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-pa-si-GAW/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang sumigaw o makapagpalabas ng malakas na tinig dahil sa gulat, takot, sakit, o matinding tuwa.
EN: to shout or scream involuntarily
This is your reaction when you see a cockroach fly. Or when you check your bank account after payday. Or when your K-pop bias winks at the camera. It’s that scream you can’t hold back. "Nung nakita ko yung presyo ng bilihin, napasigaw na lang ako sa palengke."
ma- (unintentional action prefix) + pa- (causative prefix, here intensifying) + sigaw (shout)
ROOT MEANING: shout
The 'mapa-' prefix highlights the involuntary nature of the shout.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
🇵🇭 Napasigaw siya sa takot nang may biglang gumulat sa kanya.
🇺🇸 She shouted involuntarily in fear when someone suddenly startled her.
🇵🇭 Mapapasigaw ka sa sarap ng bagong chicken-joy flavor!
🇺🇸 You'll involuntarily scream with delight at the new chicken-joy flavor!
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.