EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
enchantment; fascination...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-big-HA-ni/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging labis na nahalina, naakit, o nagayuma sa isang tao, bagay, o ideya.
EN: enchantment; fascination
That feeling when you see your crush and your brain just short-circuits. You can't form words, you just stare. That's pagkabighani. It's what K-Drama fans feel for their 'oppa', or what you feel when you see the perfect pair of shoes on sale. It's a total, all-consuming fascination that makes you forget your own name for a second.
From 'pagka-' (state/manner of) + 'bighani' (charm, enchantment).
ROOT MEANING: charm, fascination, enchantment
A more poetic and intense word than 'pagka-akit'.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya maipaliwanag ang kanyang pagkabighani sa misteryosong dalaga.
🇺🇸 He could not explain his fascination with the mysterious young woman.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.