EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
legend; folklore...
to purify, to refine...
slope, incline...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/a-la-MAT/
FIL: Isang salaysay ng mga pangyayaring hindi lubos na makatotohanan na nagpapaliwanag sa pinagmulan ng isang bagay, pook, o pangyayari.
EN: legend; folklore
Before Wikipedia, we had 'alamat'. These are the OG "How It's Made" episodes of the Philippines, explaining why pineapples have a hundred eyes (Pinya), or how a mountain got its shape (Maria Makiling). It's a story your lola tells you that's part history, part fantasy, and 100% a lesson about not being lazy or disrespectful.
From Arabic "علامة" (ʿalāma), meaning sign, mark, or token, via Malay.
A staple of Philippine literature, often taught in elementary and high school Filipino classes.
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🇵🇭 Paborito kong basahin ang alamat ng pinya noong ako'y bata pa.
🇺🇸 My favorite to read was the legend of the pineapple when I was a child.
🇵🇭 Ang bawat bayan ay may kani-kaniyang alamat na ipinapasa sa bawat henerasyon.
🇺🇸 Every town has its own folklore passed down through each generation.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.