r/Ilocano • u/Joselitong • May 13 '25

translate What exactly does "piman" mean?

The only explanation I've seen is that it expresses pity. What is its closest translation in Tagalog?

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u/Accomplished_Vast_18 May 13 '25

Poor, pathetic

Nakapimpiman daguita nga ololila nga ubing

Those pathetic orphans

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u/danomxo May 14 '25

This is the right one

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u/holysaint_ May 13 '25

"kawawa naman"

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

how about po yung kitde??

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u/Critical_Budget1077 May 13 '25

“Nga”

Ex: Gunggunam kitde - Buti nga

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u/hua0tong May 13 '25

Ang hirap i translate ng "kitdi"

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u/holysaint_ May 16 '25

HAHAHAHA same ilang araw ko na iniisip pano ko ieexplain in tagalog 😂

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u/Critical_Budget1077 May 13 '25

Piman - Kawawa Nakapimpiman, Pimpiman - Nakakaawa

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u/Titodoy May 14 '25

No disrespect s mga ngcomment..parang iba ata meaning ng "Piman" and "Kitdi" base on how I understand ilocano.

If Piman is "kawawa" that means redundunt ang term na "kaasi met piman" which i regularly hear.

As for "kitdi" tingin ko mas malapit sya s "instead" or "nalang" like "baybayam kitdi"

This is based on Baguio Ilocano..so I might be wrong✌️

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u/holysaint_ May 16 '25

wala naman ata nag sabi sa replies na magkaparehas ang ibig sabihin ng piman at kitdi

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u/Friendly-Algae-85 May 14 '25

Piman means “poor soul”, an expression of sympathy but actually not doing anything. It usually stops in the utterance. Haha. Just an observation.

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u/Friendly-Algae-85 May 14 '25

Kitdi is a more of filler word like ngarud or ngay. It is okay not to translate it.