EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pick up with the fingertips; to grasp lightly...
to feel numb or tingly; to have pins and needles...
to scavenge; to rummage; to search through...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/dam-TIN/
FIL: Kunin o abutin ang isang bagay gamit ang mga dulo ng daliri; hipuin nang marahan.
EN: to pick up with the fingertips; to grasp lightly
Think of how you'd pick up a single grain of rice, or that last bit of chicharon dust from the bottom of the bag. That delicate, fingertip-action is "damtin". It's a more poetic and gentle version of 'kunin' (to get). It's also used figuratively, like trying to grasp a fleeting dream or memory. "Sana'y madama't **damtin** ang pag-ibig." Deep.
From an old Tagalog root "damot" (to pick up with fingers) + "-in" (object-focus verbal suffix).
ROOT MEANING: selfish, stingy, miserly
This word is quite literary or poetic. It is rarely used in everyday conversation, favoring simpler words like 'kunin' or 'abutin'.
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang damtin ang nahulog na singsing mula sa siwang.
🇺🇸 He tried to pick up the fallen ring from the crevice with his fingertips.
🇵🇭 Ito ay isang pangarap na kay hirap damtin.
🇺🇸 This is a dream that is so hard to grasp.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.