Unggo (en. Ghost)

ʊŋɡo

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A spirit of a person who died and is believed to return to the world.

Elders say that the ghost haunts places of their origin.

Sinasabi ng mga matatanda na ang ungo ay nagmumulto sa mga lugar na pinagmulan nila.

A being thought to cause fear or dread.

The children are afraid of the ghost they think they see in the dark.

Ang mga bata ay natatakot sa ungo na akala nila ay naaaninag sa dilim.

as scared as a ghost

the fear a person feels towards a ghost or evil spirit.

kasing takot ng ungo

ghost

A term also used to describe spirits without bodies.

multo

Horrible or repulsive

Wow, that was so gross what he did at the party!

Grabe, ang ungo ng ginawa niyang iyon sa party!

Creepy or scary person

The person sitting next to me in the jeep was so creepy, I couldn't even look.

Yung katabi ko sa jeep, parang ungo, hindi ako makatingin.

Something unpleasant or unlikable

I don't want to go there, the vibe is so awful.

Ayoko na dyan, ungo na ungo ang vibe.