EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Imprisoned, confined, detained...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/PI-it/
FIL: Nakakulong o nakasupil sa isang maliit o masikip na lugar; hindi malaya.
EN: Imprisoned, confined, detained
That feeling when you're stuck in EDSA traffic for 3 hours, unable to move. You are, in essence, 'piit'. Also applies to being stuck in a toxic relationship or a dead-end job you can't quit. It's confinement, literal or metaphorical.
Often used to describe someone in jail or a state of being trapped. The verb form is 'ipiit' (to imprison).
🇵🇭 Ang pusang kalye ay piit sa loob ng hawla.
🇺🇸 The street cat is confined inside the cage.
🇵🇭 Naramdaman niyang piit ang kanyang kaluluwa sa sitwasyong iyon.
🇺🇸 He felt his soul was imprisoned in that situation.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.