EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Offering; sacrifice; dedication...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/A-lay/
FIL: Isang bagay na kusang-loob na ibinibigay o inihahandog bilang tanda ng paggalang, pagsamba, o pagmamahal.
EN: Offering; sacrifice; dedication
That thing you give up for a greater good. Like your sleep for a K-drama marathon ('Alay para sa oppa!'), or your diet for a slice of ube cheesecake. It’s also used in a super serious way, like offering your life for your country, or in OPM songs about offering your love to someone who probably won't accept it. #Hugot
Can be both a noun (an offering) and a verb (to offer, 'mag-alay'). Has a deep, often solemn connotation.
🇵🇭 Nagdala sila ng mga bulaklak bilang alay sa dambana.
🇺🇸 They brought flowers as an offering to the shrine.
🇵🇭 Ang kantang ito ay alay ko sa lahat ng mga sawi sa pag-ibig.
🇺🇸 This song is my dedication to all the brokenhearted.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.