EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dying; moribund...
to write...
to write to each other; to correspond...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/a-gaw-BU-hay/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng isang tao na nasa bingit ng kamatayan, kung saan nag-aagawan ang buhay at kamatayan.
EN: dying; moribund
"Agaw-buhay" is the ultimate cliffhanger. It's that dramatic scene in a teleserye where the hero is in the hospital, the EKG is beeping erratically, and the family is crying outside. It literally means "life-snatching," as if life and death are in a tug-of-war. Used to describe someone in critical condition.
From "agaw" (to snatch) and "buhay" (life).
Used to describe a person in a critical, near-death state. The person is said to be "nag-aagaw-buhay".
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🇵🇭 Nasa ospital ang biktima at agaw-buhay.
🇺🇸 The victim is in the hospital and is dying.
🇵🇭 Maraming oras siyang nag-agaw-buhay bago tuluyang pumanaw.
🇺🇸 He was at the point of death for many hours before finally passing away.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.