EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to neglect; to abandon; to allow; to let be...
harelipped, having a cleft lip...
to bring up (an old issue), to dig up, to unearth...
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/pa-ba-YA-an/
FIL: Hayaan na lamang at huwag pakialaman; hindi bigyan ng atensyon o kalinga; iwanan.
EN: to neglect; to abandon; to allow; to let be
This word has major "hugot" potential. It's what you do to a toxic ex ("Pabayaan mo na siya!"). It's what happens to a plant you forget to water. It can mean "to let it be" like the Beatles song, or it can mean full-on neglect, like a dusty, forgotten project. The ultimate word for letting go, for better or for worse.
Can have a neutral meaning ('let it be') or a negative one ('neglect'). Context is key.
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🇵🇭 Pabayaan mo na lang ang mga naninira sa iyo.
🇺🇸 Just ignore (let be) those who are maligning you.
🇵🇭 Isang krimen ang pabayaan ang sariling anak.
🇺🇸 It is a crime to neglect one's own child.
🇵🇭 Nalungkot ako nang makitang pinabayaan na ang kanilang hardin.
🇺🇸 I felt sad when I saw that their garden had been abandoned.
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