EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
untainted...
ceiling...
blink; twinkle...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Hindi malalagyan ng anumang mantsa, dumi, o bahid; nananatiling puro at malinis.
EN: untainted
Your 'work bestie's' reputation before the new chismosa intern arrived. Or your white sneakers on the first day you wear them, before stepping into a puddle. That pristine state is di-mababahiran.
From 'di-' (not) + 'ma-' (ability prefix) + 'babahiran' (will be stained) from the root 'bahid' (stain, trace).
ROOT MEANING: trace, stain, smear
Often used figuratively to describe reputation, honor, or purity.
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🇵🇭 Pilit niyang pinanatiling di-mababahiran ng anumang katiwalian ang kanyang pangalan.
🇺🇸 He tried hard to keep his name untainted by any corruption.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang pagkatao ay tila isang puting tela, di-mababahiran ng kasamaan.
🇺🇸 Her character is like a white cloth, untainted by evil.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.