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I saw the word of Praning translate to Crazy in ,but it's not

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Author Photo by: Terry2021
Jun 28 2021, 2:19am CST ~ 2 years, 10 mos ago. 
I saw the word of Praning translate to Crazy in Tagalog.com ,but it's not appear in google translate , why like that? How should I use it correctly ?
 
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Author Photo akosikoneho Badge: SupporterBadge: Serious SupporterBadge: VIP Supporter
Jun 28 2021, 3:38am CST ~ 2 years, 10 mos ago. 
Praning is more like paranoid. Think "schizophrenic, meth psychosis, or super jealous husband/wife". Crazy is more like baliw or sira(ng)-ulo.
 
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Author Photo jkos Badge: AdminBadge: SupporterBadge: Serious SupporterBadge: VIP Supporter
Jun 28 2021, 11:55am CST ~ 2 years, 10 mos ago. 
@Terry2021
 
...@akosikoneho is correct here!
Also...beware of relying on Google Translate too heavily, their translations are automated and often incorrect for Tagalog.
 
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Author Photo k3nbulahan
Jun 30 2021, 3:57pm CST ~ 2 years, 10 mos ago. 
One would likely find "praning" in the Tagalog equivalent of a WordSense or Urban Dictionary. Filipinos colloquialise English words by jumbling, abbreviating or merging the letters and syllables in any word. Through social or mass media and entertainment, these words are eventually assimilated as slang. You'll find "praning" alongside such words as:
 
"Erpats" for father
"Ermats" for mother
"Lodi" for idol
"Werpa" for power
"Shyota" for short time (relationship)
"besh", "beshie", or "beh" for bestie or best friend
 
Even Tagalog phrases may be abridged to form a new word. I recently came across "wapakels" which is slang for "wala ako pakialam" which (formally) translates to "doesn't concern me".
 
So, yes, we can infer that "praning" has its origins in "paranoid".
 
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Author Photo jkos Badge: AdminBadge: SupporterBadge: Serious SupporterBadge: VIP Supporter
Jun 30 2021, 8:17pm CST ~ 2 years, 10 mos ago. 
@k3nbulahan
Good info!
I’d just add that praning and the other slang mentioned above is also in the Tagalog.com dictionary too. @Terry2021
 
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