Say what?! – Sawikain versus Salawikain
Don’t be confused with these two words – “sawikain” and “salawikain“. They sound almost the same but they have totally different meanings.
Salawikain are proverbs. Filipina Soul has growing collection of Filipino Proverbs or Salawikain, so check them out here, here and a full list in this page.
Sawikain are idiomatic expressions. They are composed of two or more words that have an entirely different meaning when joined together or hyphenated.
Some examples of SAWIKAIN:
1. Anak-pawis. The literal translation of “anak” is son; pawis” is sweat. The idiom really means “blue-collar worker” to signify sweat and hard work are …read more
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