EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
formal marriage proposal...
will receive...
will be made into tapa (cured meat)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-ma-man-HIK/
FIL: Isang tradisyonal na seremonya kung saan pormal na hinihingi ng pamilya ng lalaki ang kamay ng babae mula sa pamilya nito para sa kasal.
EN: formal marriage proposal
This is the ultimate 'sana all' moment in Pinoy romance, the formal marriage proposal level-up. It's not just the guy on one knee. It's the guy's entire family going to the girl's house, bringing food and gifts, to formally ask her parents for her hand in marriage. It's the official merging of two families and the start of endless wedding planning stress.
From pa- + mam- (from ma- + panhik) + panhik. The root 'panhik' means 'to go upstairs' or 'ascend', referring to the old tradition of suitors literally going up to the house of the beloved.
A specific cultural tradition related to marriage proposals in the Philippines. Also known as 'pamanhikan'.
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🇵🇭 Nakatakda ang pamamanhik ng pamilya ni Marco sa susunod na buwan.
🇺🇸 The formal marriage proposal by Marco's family is scheduled for next month.
🇵🇭 Ang pamamanhik ay isang mahalagang bahagi ng kulturang Pilipino bago ang kasal.
🇺🇸 The pamamanhik is an important part of Filipino culture before a wedding.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.