EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shyness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-ma-hi-ya-IN/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging mahiyain o kimi; ang pag-aatubili sa pakikisalamuha sa ibang tao dahil sa kakulangan ng kumpiyansa sa sarili o pag-iwas sa atensyon.
EN: shyness
This is that moment when your crush looks at you and you suddenly become an expert at studying the floor. It's the 'dalagang Pilipina' mode, where you can't make eye contact, your voice becomes a whisper, and you wish you had an invisibility cloak. It’s the opposite of being a 'bibo kid.'
From `pagka-` (quality of) + `mahiyain` (shy).
ROOT MEANING: shame; shyness; embarrassment
The form `pagkamahihiyain` is a reduplicated version that emphasizes the trait, but `pagkamahiyain` is more commonly used and understood.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang pagkamahiyain, hindi niya nasabi ang kanyang nararamdaman.
🇺🇸 Because of his shyness, he wasn't able to say what he felt.
🇵🇭 Subukan mong bawasan ang iyong pagkamahiyain upang magkaroon ka ng maraming kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Try to lessen your shyness so you can have more friends.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.