EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to put leaves on; to add leaves...
outsider, someone from outside...
creator...
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/da-hu-NAN/
FIL: Lagyan ng dahon ang isang bagay.
EN: to put leaves on; to add leaves
Imagine you're making a lei or a floral arrangement, and you need to add the leafy bits for filler. That's **dahunan**. Or when your mom tells you to **dahunan** the sinigang with more kangkong leaves. It's the act of leaf-ifying something.
From `dahon` + `-an` suffix.
ROOT MEANING: leaf
A specific verb not commonly used in everyday conversation but understood in context, especially in cooking or crafts.
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🇵🇭 Dinahunan niya ang banga bago ito ilagay sa apoy.
🇺🇸 She put leaves on the clay pot before placing it on the fire.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating dahunan ang salad para magmukhang sariwa.
🇺🇸 We need to add leaves to the salad to make it look fresh.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.