EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hint, insinuation, indirect remark...
hurdles; obstacle race...
cart; barrow...
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.
/pa-hi-BAT/
FIL: Isang pahiwatig o paramdam na hindi tuwirang sinasabi; isang parunggit.
EN: hint, insinuation, indirect remark
This is the art of 'parinig.' It's when your mom says, 'Ang dumi naman ng sahig,' when she really means, 'Magwalis ka na!' It's that FB status from your friend that's *totally* not about you, but you know it is. A *pahibat* is a sniper shot in a conversation—indirect but aimed.
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `hibat` (hint, allusion).
Often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation, similar to 'parinig'.
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🇵🇭 Puno ng pahibat ang kanyang mga sinabi tungkol sa dati niyang kasama.
🇺🇸 His words were full of insinuations about his former colleague.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko nakuha agad ang pahibat niya na kailangan na naming umalis.
🇺🇸 I didn't immediately get his hint that we needed to leave.
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.