Meaning of "hiya"

hiya •

adj.
• • mahiyain (ma-in) shy, bashful

v.
• • mahiya' (ma-) to feel embarassed manghiya', hiyain (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to shame someone. Huwag mong hiyain ang mga Pilipino. Don't embarass the Filipinos.

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shame

n.
• • a painful feeling of having done something wrong: hiya, pagkapahiya

despicable

adj.
• • 1. contemptible, shameful: kalait-lait, kahiya-hiya
  • 2. loathsome: kasuklam-suklam, kamuhi-muhi

shameless

adj.
• • 1. without shame: walang hiya, tabla (makapal) ang mukha
  • 2. not modest: bastos

shameful

adj.
• • 1. feeling shame: kahiya-hiya, nakahihiya
  • 2. bringing disgrace: nakasisirang puri

tago

v.
• • magtago', itago' (mag-:i) to keep, to hide, to put away. Nagtago si Maria sa hiya. Maria hid from shame. Itago mo ang natirang pagkain. Put away the leftover food.