Manguyam (en. To tease)

maŋ-ɡi-jam

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of teasing or irritating someone.

Don't tease your sibling, he might get angry.

Huwag mong manguyam ang iyong kapatid, baka magalit siya.

Teasing that comes with a joke or jest.

He easily teases his friends, which is why they are always laughing.

Madali siyang manguyam ng mga kaibigan niya, kaya't lagi silang nagtatawanan.

teasing a friend

mocking or teasing a friend without malicious intent

manguyam ng kaibigan

to annoy

The act of irritating someone, which might hurt or make them angry.

asarin

To lend or borrow money or things.

Come on, let's borrow a gadget for our project.

Tara, magmanguyam tayo ng gadget para sa project natin.

To meddle or interfere in other people's affairs.

Why are you interfering, it's like you're just meddling?

Bakit ka ba nakikialam, parang manguyam ka lang?