EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tightness, constriction...
suppression...
agreement...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging masikip, mahigpit, o hindi maluwag.
EN: tightness, constriction
That feeling when you try on your pre-pandemic jeans. Or when you're stuck in EDSA traffic at 6 PM. Or when your chest feels heavy because of anxiety. Paninikip is that physical or emotional feeling of being squeezed, with no room to breathe.
From "sikip" (tight), with the prefix "paN-" and reduplication of the first syllable.
Often used in phrases like "paninikip ng dibdib" (chest tightness).
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🇵🇭 Naramdaman niya ang paninikip ng kanyang dibdib kaya nagpatingin siya sa doktor.
🇺🇸 She felt a tightness in her chest so she went to see a doctor.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa paninikip ng trapiko, nahuli siya sa kanyang appointment.
🇺🇸 Because of the constriction of traffic, he was late for his appointment.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.