EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
prone to being wasteful; having spendthrift tenden...
to cause to stagger or sway...
to stroll; to wander around...
Pang-uri
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/bu-hal-ha-LIN/
FIL: Mayroong ugali o tendensiyang maging magastos o maluho.
EN: prone to being wasteful; having spendthrift tendencies
This is the adjective form for the 'buhalhal' lifestyle. If your mom says you're 'buhalhalin', it means she's noticed your growing collection of online shopping packages and your tendency to treat every day like payday. It's a gentle (or not-so-gentle) warning that you're leaning into your inner 'gastador'.
ROOT MEANING: wasteful; extravagant; spendthrift
Describes the characteristic or tendency, whereas "buhalhal" describes the person or the state. It's the "-ish" in "spendthrift-ish".
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🇵🇭 Medyo buhalhalin ang anak niya kaya tinuturuan niya itong mag-ipon.
🇺🇸 Her child is prone to being wasteful, so she is teaching him/her to save money.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.