EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
roll, scroll, bundle (of paper, etc.)...
Picot; a decorative loop in needlework...
Picket (protest)...
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/ba-LUM-bon/
FIL: Isang rolyo o lulon ng papel, tela, banig, o anumang bagay na maaaring ilulon.
EN: roll, scroll, bundle (of paper, etc.)
Think of a diploma scroll, a rolled-up yoga mat, or even a giant lumpia before it's fried. It's anything that's been rolled into a tube shape. Before we had PDFs, ancient chismis was probably written on a `balumbon` of papyrus.
Possibly from a root `lumbon` (to roll).
Often refers to documents, mats, or textiles. The verb form is 'balumbunin'.
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🇵🇭 Inabot niya sa akin ang isang balumbon ng mga lumang mapa.
🇺🇸 He handed me a roll of old maps.
🇵🇭 Itago mo ang balumbon ng banig sa ilalim ng kama.
🇺🇸 Keep the roll of mat under the bed.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.