EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
faint hearing; eavesdropping...
to pierce; to thrust...
to stretch; to straighten...
Pang-uri
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/u-LI-nig/
FIL: Ang kakayahang marinig o mapansin ang isang mahinang tunog o usapan; ang akto ng pakikinig nang patago.
EN: faint hearing; eavesdropping
This is the official term for when you're trying to hear the chismis from the next room. It's not full-on 'dinig' (hearing), it's that faint, 'Ano daw? Paki-ulit?' level of hearing. The verb form, 'maulinigan', is what you hope for when the kapitbahay is having a dramatic fight—you want to 'maulinigan' all the juicy details.
Possibly related to 'dinig' (hear).
More commonly used in its verb forms like 'maulinigan' (to be able to hear faintly) or 'ulinigin' (to try to hear faintly).
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang ulinigin ang sinasabi ng mga tao sa kabilang mesa.
🇺🇸 She tried to eavesdrop on what the people at the other table were saying.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang hina ng usapan, wala akong maulinigan.
🇺🇸 The conversation was so soft, I couldn't hear anything faintly.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.