EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ask for a hug; to be embraced...
to deny...
I said...
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/pa-YA-kap/
FIL: Ang paghiling o pagpapahintulot na mayakap ng isang tao.
EN: to ask for a hug; to be embraced
That feeling when you've had a rough day, you see your favorite person, and you just open your arms and say this. It's a request for a human-sized emotional band-aid. The ultimate "pampalubag-loob."
From "pa-" prefix (request/causative) + "yakap" (hug).
ROOT MEANING: hug, embrace
Can be used as a command or request ("Payakap nga!") or as a descriptive verb.
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🇵🇭 Pagod na ako, payakap naman.
🇺🇸 I'm tired, let me hug you / can I have a hug.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.