EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wailing; bawling; loud complaining...
to eat with one's hands...
twin; twins...
Pang-uri
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/ngal-NGAL/
FIL: Ang malakas at walang-tigil na pag-iyak, pag-atungal, o pagrereklamo.
EN: wailing; bawling; loud complaining
The sound a toddler makes in the supermarket when they don't get the toy they want. It's level 10 iyak with matching sipa. As an adult, it's what you do internally when you see your credit card bill. "Tama na 'yang pag-ngangalngal mo, hindi ka na bata."
Onomatopoeic.
Verb form 'ngumangalngal'. Often used to describe a child's tantrum or an adult's incessant, loud complaining. Has a stronger, more annoying connotation than 'iyak'.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang ngumalngal diyan na parang bata dahil lang hindi ka pinayagan.
🇺🇸 Don't wail there like a child just because you weren't allowed.
🇵🇭 Puro ka ngalngal pero wala ka namang ginagawa para masolusyonan ang problema.
🇺🇸 You're full of loud complaints but you're not doing anything to solve the problem.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.