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hiya

2 meanings · n. · v.

n.

1

shame

May hiya pa siya sa harap ng klase.

She still feels shame in front of the class.

v.

2

to feel embarrassed; to be shy

Also accepted:to lose face

Huwag kang mahiya sa akin.

Do not be shy with me.

Conjugations

Infinitivemahiya
Completednahiya
Incompletednahihiya
Contemplatedmahihiya
Recentkahihiya

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