EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
speculation, assumption, conjecture...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ha-HA-ka/
FIL: Ang proseso ng pagbuo ng isang opinyon o teorya batay sa hindi kumpletong impormasyon; pag-aakala o paghihinuha.
EN: speculation, assumption, conjecture
This is your brain on 'chismis'. It's what you do when you see your ex's IG story with someone new and you start connecting imaginary dots. It's the act of creating a whole teleserye plot in your head with zero evidence. 'Haka-haka mo lang 'yan!' is the national anthem against fake news.
From 'haka' (guess, assumption). The 'pag-ha-' prefix indicates a continuous or habitual action.
ROOT MEANING: assumption, suspicion, guess
Often used with 'lang' (haka-haka lang) to downplay the seriousness of the speculation.
🇵🇭 Itigil mo na ang paghahaka at tanungin mo na lang siya nang direkta.
🇺🇸 Stop the speculation and just ask him directly.
🇵🇭 Puro paghahaka ang naririnig ko, wala namang katotohanan.
🇺🇸 I'm hearing nothing but conjecture, there's no truth to it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.