EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to impregnate...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
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/bun-ti-SIN/
FIL: Ang gawing buntis o magdalang-tao ang isang babae.
EN: to impregnate
The verb that leads to 'buntis'. This is a very direct, and sometimes clinical or blunt, term. It's often used in serious contexts, like in news reports about social issues or in very dramatic telenovela plot twists where the kontrabida reveals a secret. 'Binuntis niya ako!' is a peak teleserye line.
Mula sa salitang 'buntis'.
ROOT MEANING: pregnant
An object-focus verb. The actor-focus counterpart is 'makabuntis' (to be able to impregnate) or 'mangbuntis' (to go around impregnating).
🇵🇭 May pananagutan ang sinumang lalaki na buntisin ang isang babae.
🇺🇸 Any man has a responsibility when he impregnates a woman.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.