EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pupil (of the eye)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ba-lin-ta-TAO/
FIL: Ang bilog at itim na butas sa gitna ng iris ng mata, na nagpapahintulot sa liwanag na makapasok patungo sa retina.
EN: pupil (of the eye)
Literally 'image-person.' It's the pupil of the eye, named for the tiny reflection of a person you can see in it when you look closely. It's the window to the soul where you can literally see a tiny version of yourself. Ang poetic, 'di ba?
From 'balin-' (a prefix denoting reflection or image) + 'tao' (person).
A very specific, anatomical, and somewhat literary term. 'Pupila' or 'itim ng mata' are more common in everyday speech.
🇵🇭 Lumiliit ang ating balintatao kapag nasisilaw sa matinding liwanag.
🇺🇸 Our pupils constrict when dazzled by intense light.
🇵🇭 Sa kanyang mga balintatao, nakita ko ang aking munting larawan.
🇺🇸 In her pupils, I saw my own tiny reflection.
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