EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To be possessed (by a spirit); to be joined by...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/sa-NI-ban/
FIL: Ang pagpasok ng isang espiritu sa katawan ng isang tao; ang pagsama o pakikipag-isa sa isang grupo o damdamin.
EN: To be possessed (by a spirit); to be joined by
The OG 'group project.' It can be spooky, like when a spirit decides your body is a good place to crash (possession), or it can be motivational, like when you're joined by inspiration. Either way, you're no longer acting alone. Think Shake, Rattle & Roll or getting a sudden burst of 'sipag'.
From the root word 'sanib', meaning 'to join' or 'to overlap'.
The 'possession' meaning is common in folklore and horror. The 'joining' meaning can also be used for emotions or ideas, e.g., 'saniban ka sana ng sipag' (may diligence possess you).
🇵🇭 Sinasabing sinaniban ng masamang espiritu ang babae kaya siya nagwawala.
🇺🇸 They say the woman was possessed by an evil spirit, which is why she's running amok.
🇵🇭 Nawa'y saniban ka ng kasipagan ngayong Lunes.
🇺🇸 May you be joined by diligence this Monday.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.