EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
distant descendant...
increase; raising; promotion...
the act of cutting sugarcane...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/A-po sa ta-lam-PA-kan/
FIL: Isang idyomatikong pagpapahayag para sa kaapu-apuhan o isang napakalayong inapo, na parang kasing-liit na lamang na makikita sa talampakan.
EN: distant descendant
This is your descendant so far down the line, they're practically a myth. It's the Pinoy way of saying 'great-great-great... grandchild' without running out of breath. The 'talampakan' (sole of the foot) part implies they're so far down the family tree, they're at the very bottom.
Idyoma: 'apo' + 'sa' + 'talampakan'.
ROOT MEANING: grandchild
A poetic and idiomatic expression, not used in literal, everyday conversation about family trees.
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🇵🇭 Sana'y maalala pa rin ako ng aking mga apo sa talampakan.
🇺🇸 I hope my distant descendants will still remember me.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.