EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
assigned task; burden; offering...
acrid; astringent; bitterly sour...
to be nailed; to be fixed in place...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/A-tang/
FIL: Isang gawain, tungkulin, o responsibilidad na ipinagkatiwala sa isang tao. Maaari ring tumukoy sa isang alay o handog sa mga espiritu o anito.
EN: assigned task; burden; offering
This is the OG "task" before "task force" was a thing. It's the responsibility assigned to you, whether it's by your boss ("Ikaw ang naka-atang sa project na 'to") or by ancient spirits (the "pag-aatang" or offering ritual). It’s the weight on your shoulders, be it a deadline or a plate of food for your ancestors.
Old Tagalog.
Has two main senses: 1) an assigned duty/responsibility, and 2) a ritual food offering to spirits, a practice common among indigenous groups.
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🇵🇭 Malaking karangalan ang atang na ibinigay sa kanya bilang lider.
🇺🇸 The responsibility given to him as a leader is a great honor.
🇵🇭 Naghanda sila ng atang para sa mga espiritu ng kagubatan.
🇺🇸 They prepared an offering for the spirits of the forest.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.