EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to press one's lips together; to be silent...
to be ironed...
to be tethered; to be tied up...
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FIL: Ang pagtitikom ng mga labi dahil sa pagpipigil ng damdamin, pag-iisip nang malalim, o sadyang pananahimik.
EN: to press one's lips together; to be silent
That moment you want to say something savage during a meeting but you remember you need the job. You just press your lips together and channel your inner peace. It's the physical manifestation of "if you don't have anything nice to say..."
From the root "imid" (to press lips) + infix "-um-".
ROOT MEANING: speechless (due to shame/shock)
Describes a specific action of closing the mouth tightly, often out of suppressed emotion or deep thought.
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🇵🇭 Umimid na lamang ang bata sa takot nang mapagalitan ng ama.
🇺🇸 The child just pressed his lips together in fear when his father scolded him.
🇵🇭 Nang marinig niya ang tsismis, umimid siya at hindi na nagsalita.
🇺🇸 When she heard the gossip, she just clamped her mouth shut and didn't speak anymore.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.