EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a type of coarse grass; cogon grass (Imperata cyli...
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Pang-uri
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/da-mu-HI-ya/
FIL: Isang uri ng mataas at magaspang na damo na karaniwang tumutubo sa mga bakanteng lote; kilala rin bilang kogon o talahib.
EN: a type of coarse grass; cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
This isn't the nice, soft grass for picnics. This is the tall, sharp-edged talahib or kogon grass that gives you paper cuts on your legs if you run through it. It's the kind of grass that takes over abandoned lots and makes you think there might be snakes hiding in there. "Puro **damuhiya** na yung bakuran sa likod, kailangan nang linisin."
From "damo" (grass). The origin of the suffix "-hiya" is unclear, but it serves to specify a type of wild grass.
ROOT MEANING: grass, weed
More specific than 'damo'. Often used interchangeably with 'talahib' or 'kogon', which are more common terms.
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🇵🇭 Mataas pa sa tao ang tubo ng damuhiya sa bukid na iyon.
🇺🇸 The cogon grass in that field grew taller than a person.
🇵🇭 Nag-ingat siyang dumaan sa matatalim na dahon ng damuhiya.
🇺🇸 He was careful passing through the sharp leaves of the coarse grass.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.