Iyakan (en. Crying)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
The activity of crying or shedding tears due to emotion.
Due to overwhelming sadness, there was a crying episode in her house.
Dahil sa labis na kalungkutan, naganap ang isang iyakan sa kanyang bahay.
An event where a person is crying.
The crying of the children was heard from the classroom.
Ang iyakan ng mga bata ay narinig mula sa silid-aralan.
verb
The action of crying.
She cried out of extreme joy.
Naiyak siya sa sobrang saya.

Common Phrases and Expressions

heart's crying
A deep crying brought by intense emotion.
iyakan ng puso

Related Words

cry
The act of expressing feelings through tears.
iyak
tear
The liquid that flows from the eyes when crying.
luha

Slang Meanings

Related to crying or expressing sadness.
This crying session is for the heartbroken.
Ang iyakan na ito ay para sa mga heartbroken.
You are the reason for the crying.
Because of him, the whole class ended up crying.
Dahil sa kanya, nag-iyakan ang buong klase.
So much drama.
This is like a daily crying fest, so over the top.
Parang daily iyakan na ito, sobrang OA.
Crying from laughing or joy.
We laughed so much that we ended up crying from laughter.
Nagtawanan kami hanggang sa nag-iyakan kami sa kakatawa.