EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
yard, courtyard...
to be possessed (by a spirit); to merge...
to surmise; to suspect...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ba-KU-ran/
FIL: Isang bukas na espasyo ng lupa na katabi ng isang gusali o bahay, kadalasang natatamnan ng damo at halaman.
EN: yard, courtyard
The place where your mom grows her 'plantita' collection of mayana and snake plants. It's also where family reunions, complete with a karaoke machine and a lechon, happen. The default venue for tsismisan with the kapitbahay over the fence.
From "bakod" (fence) + "-an" (location suffix), literally "the place that is fenced".
ROOT MEANING: fence; enclosure
Can refer to the front yard or backyard. 'Looban' is a similar term but can also mean the interior of a compound.
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🇵🇭 Naglalaro ang mga bata sa bakuran.
🇺🇸 The children are playing in the yard.
🇵🇭 Malinis at malawak ang kanilang bakuran.
🇺🇸 Their yard is clean and spacious.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.