EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become bitter...
very important, very valuable...
very short (in height)...
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/pu-ma-IT/
FIL: Ang magkaroon ng lasang mapait; ang maging masama ang loob o magtanim ng sama ng loob.
EN: to become bitter
This can happen in two ways. 1) Literal: When you burn the coffee and it pumait. 2) Hugot version: When your ex gets a new partner and your heart starts to pumait. It's the transformation into bitterness, whether it's your ampalaya dish or your feelings about a betrayal.
From '-um-' (actor-focus infix) + 'pait' (bitterness).
Used for both taste and emotions. The emotional sense is synonymous with 'sumama ang loob'.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong masyadong sunugin ang bawang para hindi pumait ang luto mo.
🇺🇸 Don't burn the garlic too much so your dish won't become bitter.
🇵🇭 Pumait ang kanyang kalooban matapos siyang pagtaksilan ng kaibigan.
🇺🇸 His feelings became bitter after being betrayed by a friend.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.