EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wailing; howling...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pag-nga-nga-WA/
FIL: Ang malakas at tuloy-tuloy na pag-iyak o pag-ingay, katulad ng sa isang pusa o sanggol na gutom o nasasaktan.
EN: wailing; howling
This is that next-level iyak. Not just a simple whimper, but a full-on, 'buong barangay makakarinig' kind of wail. Think of a cat in heat at 3 AM or a baby who just discovered the power of their lungs. It's the sound of pure, unadulterated demand or drama.
From `pag-` (gerund prefix) + `ngawa` (to meow loudly, to wail).
ROOT MEANING: to wail, to cry loudly, to bawl
Often associated with the sound cats make, but can be used hyperbolically for a person's loud crying or complaining.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko matiis ang pagngangawa ng pusa sa bubong tuwing hatinggabi.
🇺🇸 I can't stand the wailing of the cat on the roof every midnight.
🇵🇭 Itigil mo na 'yang pagngangawa mo, hindi ka na bata.
🇺🇸 Stop your wailing, you're not a child anymore.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.