EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
mortar; pounding place...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-YU-han/
FIL: Isang kasangkapan, karaniwang gawa sa kahoy o bato, na ginagamit kasama ng pandikdik o halo upang durugin o pulbusin ang mga butil tulad ng palay. Ito rin ay tumutukoy sa lugar kung saan isinasagawa ang pagbabayo.
EN: mortar; pounding place
This is the OG food processor of our lolas. It's that big wooden bowl where they pound rice, garlic, or whatever needs a good smashing. Think of it as the analog version of a blender, powered by pure muscle and tita-level determination. The sound of pounding in the 'bayuhan' is the classic provincial morning alarm clock.
From 'bayo' (to pound) + '-han' (locative/instrumental suffix).
ROOT MEANING: to pound
Often paired with 'halo' (pestle). The term can refer to both the object (mortar) and the place where pounding happens.
🇵🇭 Inilagay ni Lola ang palay sa bayuhan upang dikdikin.
🇺🇸 Grandma placed the unhusked rice in the mortar to pound it.
🇵🇭 Naririnig ko pa rin ang tunog mula sa bayuhan sa aming probinsya.
🇺🇸 I can still hear the sound from the pounding place in our province.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.