EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to revive, to bring back to life, to support (a fa...
dross, slag...
essence, extract...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/bu-HA-yin/
FIL: Muling bigyan ng buhay ang isang bagay na patay o walang sigla; sustentuhan o suportahan ang pamilya.
EN: to revive, to bring back to life, to support (a family)
The verb for when you're a necromancer, a first responder, or just trying to restart a dead conversation on a first date. Also, it's what OFWs do for their families back home—they 'buhayin' them by providing financial support. It can also mean reviving an old trend, like bringing back bell-bottoms.
From 'buhay' (life) + '-in' (object-focus verb suffix).
ROOT MEANING: life
Has a literal meaning (revive) and a figurative one (support financially, keep a family going).
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng mga doktor na buhayin ang pasyente.
🇺🇸 The doctors tried to revive the patient.
🇵🇭 Siya ang nag-iisang bumubuhay sa kanyang pamilya.
🇺🇸 He is the only one supporting his family.
🇵🇭 Gusto nilang buhayin ang mga lumang awiting Pilipino.
🇺🇸 They want to revive old Filipino songs.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.