EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
various things; odds and ends...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/BA-gay BA-gay/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa sari-sari o iba't ibang uri ng mga kagamitan, paksa, o konsepto na hindi tiyak na pinangalanan.
EN: various things; odds and ends
This is your 'whatnot,' your 'stuff,' the random collection of items in your drawer, or the list of topics you need to discuss in a meeting. It’s the 'at kung anu-ano pang chika' at the end of a gossip session. It’s basically the contents of a tita’s oversized handbag.
Reduplication of "bagay" (thing).
ROOT MEANING: thing; object; item
The reduplication implies plurality and variety.
🇵🇭 Marami siyang dinalang bagay-bagay mula sa probinsya.
🇺🇸 She brought various things from the province.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ikalat ang mga bagay-bagay mo sa sahig.
🇺🇸 Don't scatter your odds and ends on the floor.
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