EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to scold; to nag; to reprimand verbally...
To squeeze (something)...
To stop; to prevent; to restrain...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang pagalitan o pagsabihan nang malakas at tuloy-tuloy ang isang tao.
EN: to scold; to nag; to reprimand verbally
That thing your boss does when you miss a deadline, or what your partner does when you forget to take out the trash. It's a non-stop verbal assault, a monologue of disappointment and frustration. The verbal equivalent of a machine gun.
From 'bunganga' (mouth) + '-an' (verbal suffix).
ROOT MEANING: mouth (impolite); snout; orifice
Implies a lengthy and often loud scolding.
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🇵🇭 Binungangaan ng ina ang kanyang anak dahil sa mababang marka.
🇺🇸 The mother scolded her child because of low grades.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong bungangaan, pagod ako galing sa trabaho.
🇺🇸 Don't nag at me, I'm tired from work.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.