EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
state of being ashamed; embarrassment...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-hi-YA/
FIL: Ang damdamin ng pagkapahiya, pag-aalangan, o kawalan ng kumpiyansa dahil sa isang sitwasyon o kilos na itinuturing na hindi angkop.
EN: state of being ashamed; embarrassment
That feeling when you wave at someone and they don't wave back because they weren't looking at you. Or when your mom shows your baby pictures to your new jowa. That cringe, face-hiding, 'lupa, kainin mo na ako' moment is pagkahiya.
From `pagka-` (state of being) + `hiya` (shame, embarrassment).
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
Describes the internal feeling of shame or embarrassment, as opposed to `kahihiyan` which can also refer to the disgraceful event itself.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya maitago ang kanyang pagkahiya matapos mahulog sa harap ng maraming tao.
🇺🇸 She couldn't hide her embarrassment after falling in front of many people.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa pagkahiya, hindi na siya sumama sa mga pagtitipon.
🇺🇸 Because of shame, he no longer joined gatherings.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.