usugin
usugín with stress marks
to afflict with usog
From root: usog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inusog
i-NU-sog
afflicted with usog
Present (Incomplete)
inuusog
i-nu-U-sog
is being afflicted with usog
Future (Contemplated)
uusugin
u-u-su-GIN
will be afflicted with usog
Usage Note
Usugin is the object-focus infinitive of usog, referring to a deeply rooted Filipino folk belief in which an adult's admiring gaze or greeting causes stomach upset, fever, or distress in an infant. The customary counter-measure is for the visitor to touch the child after complimenting them, and the concept remains widely observed across generations, even among urban, educated Filipinos.
Examples
" Baka usugin ang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
The baby might be afflicted with usog.
Literal Translation
Maybe afflict-with-usog the baby.
" Mahirap usugin ang bata kapag may proteksyon sa kanyang damit. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to afflict the child with usog if there is protection on their clothes.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-afflict-with-usog the child when has protection on his/her clothes.
" Ayon sa matatanda, baka usugin ang bata kapag pinuri mo ito nang hindi hinahawakan ang kanyang paa. "
Natural Translation
According to the elders, the child might be afflicted with usog if you compliment them without touching their foot.
Literal Translation
According to elders, maybe afflict-with-usog the child when complimented you it without touching the his/her foot.
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