EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sob; sobbing...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pag-hik-BI/
FIL: Ang malalim at putol-putol na pag-iyak na may kasamang panginginig ng katawan at hirap sa paghinga, dulot ng matinding kalungkutan o sakit.
EN: sob; sobbing
This isn't just crying; this is the ugly-cry. It's the kind of crying you do after watching 'Hachiko' or when you realize your 'ayuda' is gone in one day. It's the sound of your soul leaving your body, one shaky breath at a time.
ROOT MEANING: sob, whimper
Describes a more intense and convulsive form of crying than 'iyak'.
🇵🇭 Narinig ko ang kanyang mahinang paghikbi mula sa kabilang kwarto.
🇺🇸 I heard her soft sobbing from the other room.
🇵🇭 Hindi napigilan ni Maria ang kanyang paghikbi nang malamang bagsak siya sa pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 Maria couldn't stop her sobbing when she found out she failed the exam.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.