dalamhati

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dalam hati (“in one's heart; inwardly”), from dalam (“within”) +‎ hati (“emotions”, literally “liver”). Compare luwalhati, pighati, ulohati, lunggati, and salaghati.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalamˈhatiʔ/ [d̪ɐ.lɐmˈhaː.t̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -atiʔ
• Syllabification: da‧lam‧ha‧ti

Noun

dalamhatì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜋ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ)

1. grief; extreme sorrow; distress; affliction

   Synonyms: pighati, hapis

Derived terms

• ikapagdalamhati
• Inang Dalamhati
• ipagdalamhati
• magdalamhati
• makidalamhati
• pagdalamhatiin
• pagdaralamhati
• pakikidalamhati

Related terms

• atay
• lalim

Further reading

• “dalamhati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018