EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
self-control; temperance; prudence...
to serve (food)...
to challenge; to dare...
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/pag-hu-hu-nus-DI-li/
FIL: Ang kakayahang kontrolin ang sariling damdamin, pagnanasa, o kilos; pagtitimpi at pag-iingat sa pagpapasya.
EN: self-control; temperance; prudence
This is your ability not to splurge your entire sahod on 12.12 sales. It's what stops you from replying to that toxic ex's 'miss u' text at 2 AM. It's having the self-control to say 'no' to a third serving of lechon. A very rare superpower in this day and age.
Likely a compound of 'hunos' (control, change) and 'dili' (mind, self, consciousness).
A very formal and deep word, often found in literary or religious texts. The more common, everyday term is 'pagpipigil sa sarili'.
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🇵🇭 Kinakailangan ang matinding paghuhunusdili upang malampasan ang mga tukso sa buhay.
🇺🇸 Great self-control is needed to overcome life's temptations.
🇵🇭 Ipinamalas ng lider ang kanyang paghuhunusdili sa gitna ng krisis.
🇺🇸 The leader showed his prudence in the midst of the crisis.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.