EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to press upon; to put weight on...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/DA-yan/
FIL: Ang paglalagay ng diin o bigat sa ibabaw ng isang bagay; pagpapatong na may kasamang puwersa.
EN: to press upon; to put weight on
This is like 'dagan' but less common, the indie version. Imagine you're trying to close an overstuffed maleta—you have to sit on it to zip it up. That's the spirit of dayan. You're applying steady pressure to keep something down or shut.
This word is rare in modern conversational Tagalog and is often replaced by 'dagan'. It might be encountered in older literature or specific dialects.
🇵🇭 Dayanan mo ang takip para hindi bumukas.
🇺🇸 Press upon the lid so it won't open.
🇵🇭 Ang pag-dayan sa sugat ay nakatulong upang tumigil ang pagdurugo.
🇺🇸 Putting pressure on the wound helped stop the bleeding.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.