EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
open-minded...
plaza, public square...
flashlight...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/bu-KAS I-sip/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa katangian ng isang tao na handang tumanggap, makinig, at isaalang-alang ang mga bagong ideya, opinyon, o pananaw na iba sa kanya.
EN: open-minded
The opposite of your tita who still thinks video games cause violence. Being `bukas-isip` means you're willing to listen to your friend's K-pop presentation, try that weird-looking provincial dish, or actually consider a political view different from your own. It's being intellectually flexible and not a know-it-all.
From 'bukas' (open) + 'isip' (mind). A direct calque of the English 'open-minded'.
Often used with the linker 'na', as in 'isang taong bukas-isip'. The phrase 'bukas ang isip' is also very common and means the same thing.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan nating maging bukas-isip sa mga mungkahi ng iba.
🇺🇸 We need to be open-minded to the suggestions of others.
🇵🇭 Siya ay isang lider na bukas-isip at laging nakikinig sa kanyang mga nasasakupan.
🇺🇸 She is an open-minded leader who always listens to her constituents.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.