EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to threaten someone (with a gesture)...
torso...
tortilla; omelette...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/am-ba-AN/
FIL: Ang paggawa ng kilos ng pagbabanta sa isang tao.
EN: to threaten someone (with a gesture)
This is the verb form of 'amba'. It's what you do to someone. 'Yung nanay na aakmang kukuha ng tsinelas pero 'di naman itutuloy? Ina-ambaan ka niya. It's the act of making that threatening gesture *at* someone.
From the root word "amba".
ROOT MEANING: threatening gesture
The object of the verb is the person being threatened. The affix '-an' directs the action towards an object.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong ambaan ng suntok ang kapatid mo!
🇺🇸 Don't threaten your sibling with a punch!
🇵🇭 Inambaan niya ang aso para lumayo ito.
🇺🇸 He made a threatening gesture at the dog to make it go away.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.