EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shyness...
eggshell...
superficial, insincere, hypocritical...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pag-ka-KI-mi/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging mahiyain, hindi palakibo, o nag-aatubiling makihalubilo o magpahayag ng sarili.
EN: shyness
This is your inner "sana 'di ako mapansin" energy during meetings or parties. It's when your crush walks by and you suddenly become intensely interested in your shoes. It's the reason why you rehearse your order 10 times in your head before going to the Jollibee counter. It's the opposite of being a "bibo kid".
From pagka- (state/quality of) + kimi (shy).
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang pagkakimi, hindi niya nasabi ang kanyang nararamdaman.
🇺🇸 Because of his shyness, he wasn't able to say what he felt.
🇵🇭 Unti-unting nawawala ang kanyang pagkakimi habang tumatagal siya sa grupo.
🇺🇸 His diffidence is slowly disappearing the longer he stays with the group.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.