EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
emaciation; process of becoming thin...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-na-NA-yat/
FIL: Ang kalagayan o proseso ng pagiging payat o pagbawas ng timbang at laman ng katawan.
EN: emaciation; process of becoming thin
This is that awkward phase when your tita sees you and goes, "Hala, anong nangyari sa'yo, 'nak? Anyare sa cheeks mo?" It's the physical manifestation of either a successful diet, a stressful breakup, or forgetting to eat because of too much work. The opposite of "tumaba."
From pa- + N (nasal assimilation of p) + payat, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root form (pa-mayat -> panayat -> pananayat). Describes the process or state of becoming thin.
Often used to describe a noticeable and sometimes concerning weight loss.
🇵🇭 Napansin ng doktor ang biglaang pananayat ng kanyang pasyente.
🇺🇸 The doctor noticed the sudden emaciation of his patient.
🇵🇭 Ang pananayat niya ay dahil sa labis na pag-eehersisyo at pagdidiyeta.
🇺🇸 His becoming thin is due to excessive exercise and dieting.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.