read this from In Other Words: A Language Lover’s Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the world by Christopher J. Moore. ito lang ung kaisa-isang tagalog word..
>> sayang (Tagalog) [sye-yang] (noun) The closest English translation for a word like sayang is an expression such as “what a waste!” but it has more feelings associated with the gravity of loss thatn this evokes. It involves a deep sadness or longing for something lost, and feelings of love, compassion, and empathy all enter into this. In another context, the word infers these emotive aspects and it can be a term of endearment like “love”, or “sweetheart”, or “dear”. Koreans have an equivalent for this word, han, which is similarly laoded with meaning.
ayos! ngayon ko lang nalaman na napakalalim pala ng salitang “sayang”.. astig talaga!
