EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
electricity (archaic)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/da-gi-TA-bin/
FIL: Isang luma at pampanitikang katawagan para sa kuryente o daloy ng elektrisidad.
EN: electricity (archaic)
Before Meralco and "kuryente" became the norm, this was the high-tech word. Think of it as the 'steam-punk' version of electricity. You won't use this to complain about a brownout, but you might see it in a Rizal-era novel or a modern "makata's" poem. It's the OG 'spark'.
From 'dagitab' (spark, electricity) + '-in' suffix.
Highly literary and archaic. 'Kuryente' is the everyday word. 'Dagitab' is more common than 'dagitabin' and refers to a spark or electricity in a more general, poetic sense.
🇵🇭 Ang kapangyarihan ng dagitabin ay isa sa mga pinakadakilang tuklas ng sangkatauhan.
🇺🇸 The power of electricity is one of mankind's greatest discoveries.
🇵🇭 Sa mga lumang aklat, tinatawag na dagitabin ang kuryente.
🇺🇸 In old books, electricity is called dagitabin.
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