EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to mock; to ridicule; to be sarcastic...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-MU-yam/
FIL: Ang pagbigkas ng mga salitang mapanukso, mapang-insulto, o may tonong sarkastiko upang mangutya o maliitin ang isang tao.
EN: to mock; to ridicule; to be sarcastic
This is the high-level, literary version of 'mambara' or 'mang-asar'. When someone uses sarcasm so sharp it could cut glass, they umuyam. It's not just a simple joke; it has a bite to it, a subtle (or not-so-subtle) mockery. Think of that one 'matalinong' tita in the family reunion who comments on your life choices with a fake smile. That's uyam.
From `uyam` (sarcasm, mockery) with the `um-` infix.
ROOT MEANING: sarcasm; mockery; scorn
A more formal or literary word. In everyday conversation, 'mang-asar', 'mang-insulto', or 'sarkastiko' are more common.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang umuyam sa mga taong hindi niya gusto.
🇺🇸 He likes to mock people he doesn't like.
🇵🇭 Sa halip na tumulong, umuyam pa siya sa aming pagkakamali.
🇺🇸 Instead of helping, he even ridiculed our mistake.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.