EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fan someone/something...
To drag forcefully to the limit...
abundantly...
Pang-uri
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/a-ba-ni-KU-han/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng abaniko upang paypayan ang isang tao o bagay para magbigay ng hangin.
EN: to fan someone/something
What you do for your lola when it's hot and there's a brownout. It's the manual, non-electric aircon. The '-han' at the end means you're doing it *for* someone. 'Abanikuhan mo naman ako, iho.' is a classic lola line.
From 'abaniko' (fan, from Spanish 'abanico') + verb-forming suffix '-han'.
The root word 'abaniko' refers to the hand fan itself.
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🇵🇭 Maaari mo ba akong abanikuhan? Sobrang init.
🇺🇸 Can you fan me? It's so hot.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.