EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
uncle...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-MA-in/
FIL: Ang kapatid na lalaki ng ama o ina, o ang asawa ng tiya.
EN: uncle
The formal, almost literary word for "uncle." You probably call him "Tito" in real life. "Amain" sounds like something you'd read in a Florante at Laura summary for Filipino class. If you call your tito "amain" to his face, he might check if you're feeling okay.
Mula sa salitang 'ama' na may hulaping '-in' na nagpapahiwatig ng relasyon.
ROOT MEANING: father
Hindi gaanong karaniwan sa pang-araw-araw na pag-uusap kumpara sa 'tito' o 'tiyo'. Itinuturing itong mas pormal o pampanitikan.
🇵🇭 Ang aking amain na si Roberto ay kapatid ng aking ina.
🇺🇸 My uncle Roberto is my mother's brother.
🇵🇭 Sa kuwentong-bayan, ang masamang amain ang nagpahirap sa bida.
🇺🇸 In the folktale, the evil uncle was the one who made life difficult for the protagonist.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.