EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
homeland, native land, motherland...
siding with; taking a side...
act of noticing; giving attention...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/BA-yang ti-nu-BU-an/
FIL: Ang lupang sinilangan o ang lugar kung saan isinilang at lumaki ang isang tao; ang inang-bayan.
EN: homeland, native land, motherland
This is the poetic, "Lupang Hinirang" version of where you're from. It's not just your hometown; it's the land where your roots grew, your *motherland*. It has that deep, nostalgic, OFW-missing-home kind of vibe. You don't just say "I'm going to my **bayang-tinubuan**"; you say it with a hand over your heart, probably while looking at a sunset.
Compound word from "bayan" (country) and "tinubuan" (place where something grew), from the root "tubo" (to grow).
A more formal and literary term for 'homeland' or 'motherland'.
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🇵🇭 Matagal na niyang hindi nabibisita ang kanyang bayang-tinubuan.
🇺🇸 He has not visited his homeland for a long time.
🇵🇭 Palaging nasa puso ng mga OFW ang kanilang bayang-tinubuan.
🇺🇸 The motherland is always in the hearts of OFWs.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.