EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
self-control, restraint...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-ma-TIM-pi/
FIL: Ang katangian ng kakayahang pigilin o kontrolin ang sariling damdamin, pagnanasa, o kilos.
EN: self-control, restraint
This is your inner strength when you see a 12.12 sale but your credit card is crying. It's the power you summon to not clap back at a rude comment online. It's biting your tongue during a meeting when a colleague presents your idea as their own. The ultimate 'tiis ganda' but for your emotions.
From `pagka-` (quality of being) + `matimpi` (restrained, having self-control).
Refers to the ability to control one's emotions and impulses.
🇵🇭 Kinakailangan ang pagkamatimpi upang maiwasan ang gulo.
🇺🇸 Self-control is needed to avoid trouble.
🇵🇭 Ipinamalas niya ang kanyang pagkamatimpi sa kabila ng mga panunukso.
🇺🇸 He showed his restraint despite the taunts.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.