EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to put a veil on someone/something...
detestable, abominable, loathsome...
document, written agreement, scripture...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/be-LO-han/
FIL: Ang paglalagay o pagpapatong ng belo sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: to put a veil on someone/something
The action of putting the veil on. It's what the maid of honor does for the bride, or what you do to a santo during a religious procession. It's the verb form of making something (or someone) look mysterious or ready for a ceremony. This is the more common variant compared to 'beluhan'.
From 'belo' + '-han'.
ROOT MEANING: veil
A verb derived from the noun 'belo'. 'Beluhan' is a less common variant.
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🇵🇭 Tulungan mo akong belohan ang nobya bago siya lumabas.
🇺🇸 Help me put the veil on the bride before she comes out.
🇵🇭 Maingat niyang binelohan ang imahen ng Birheng Maria.
🇺🇸 He carefully put a veil on the statue of the Virgin Mary.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.