EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to disregard; to squander...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/wa-la-WA-la/
FIL: Ang sadyang pagbabalewala, pagwawaldas, o pagpapawalang-halaga sa isang bagay, pagkakataon, o payo.
EN: to disregard; to squander
This is what you do to your diet on a weekend, your budget during a 12.12 sale, or your ex's advice. It’s actively making something 'wala' (gone). It's the art of pretending something doesn't exist or treating it like it has no value. 'Winalawala mo lang ang chance natin!' is a classic hugot line.
From `wala` (none, gone). Verb form created through affixation and reduplication.
ROOT MEANING: none; nothing; absent
Often used in past tense `winalawala` or present tense `winawalawala`. It implies a deliberate action of making something gone or worthless.
🇵🇭 Winalawala niya ang lahat ng perang minana niya sa kanyang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 He squandered all the money he inherited from his parents.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong walawalahin ang mga payo ko dahil para rin 'yan sa ikabubuti mo.
🇺🇸 Don't disregard my advice because it's for your own good.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.