EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be interrogated; to be pried into...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-u-RI-ra/
FIL: Maging paksa ng masinsinang pagtatanong o pagsisiyasat, kadalasan sa paraang nakakakulit o nakakainis.
EN: to be interrogated; to be pried into
What happens when you come home late and your parents are waiting for you in the living room. Or when your Tita asks, "Kailan ka mag-aasawa?" for the fifth time at a family gathering. It's being put on the hot seat, feeling like a suspect in a crime you didn't commit (or maybe you did). It's the receiving end of a 'chismosa's' line of questioning.
From 'urira' or 'urirat', meaning to pry or investigate closely. 'Maurira' is the passive form, 'to be pried into'. Related to 'usisa'.
This word is less common than 'mausisa' (to be curious) or 'usigin' (to be prosecuted/questioned). It specifically implies being subjected to annoying or persistent questioning.
🇵🇭 Ayaw kong sumama sa kanila dahil siguradong maurira lang ako tungkol sa buhay ko.
🇺🇸 I don't want to go with them because I'm sure I'll just be interrogated about my life.
🇵🇭 Nang dumating ang pulis, lahat ng nasa silid ay naurira.
🇺🇸 When the police arrived, everyone in the room was interrogated.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.