EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To increase the amount of; to make more...
a chase (involving multiple parties); a race...
stairs; ladder...
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/da-mi-HAN/
FIL: Ang pagdaragdag sa bilang o sukat ng isang bagay upang ito ay maging mas marami.
EN: To increase the amount of; to make more
This is what your tita tells the server at a samgyupsal place: 'Damihan mo ang side dish, iho!' It's the command you give your friend pouring the drink, 'Uy, damihan mo!' It's the verb form of 'dami' - the act of making something 'marami'.
From 'dami' (amount) + '-han' (verb suffix).
Often used as a command or a request. The opposite is 'kauntian' (to lessen).
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🇵🇭 Damihan mo ang asukal sa kape ko, pakiusap.
🇺🇸 Add more sugar to my coffee, please. (Literally: Make the sugar in my coffee more in amount)
🇵🇭 Sabi ni nanay, damihan ko raw ang kanin para mabusog ako.
🇺🇸 Mom said I should increase the amount of rice so I'll be full.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.