EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
grimacing; wincing...
bothered...
advanced...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang kalagayan kung saan ang bibig o mukha ay tabingi, karaniwan dahil sa sakit, pait, o pag-ayaw sa isang bagay.
EN: grimacing; wincing
Your face when you taste your friend's "healthy" smoothie. Or when you have to force a smile for a picture with a relative you don't like. It's the "pilit" smile, the facial equivalent of saying "Okay lang..." when it's clearly not okay.
ROOT MEANING: grimace, crooked smile
Can indicate physical pain, tasting something sour/bitter, or social awkwardness.
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🇵🇭 Nakangiwi siya habang iniinda ang sakit ng kanyang sugat.
🇺🇸 He was wincing while enduring the pain of his wound.
🇵🇭 Napilitan siyang ngumiti, ngunit halatang nakangiwi lamang ito.
🇺🇸 He was forced to smile, but it was obviously just a grimace.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.