EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
not bright, dim, unclear...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/'di ma-li-WA-nag/
FIL: Kulang sa liwanag o ilaw; maaari ding tumukoy sa isang bagay na hindi malinaw o mahirap maintindihan.
EN: not bright, dim, unclear
This is the more literal cousin of `di-malinaw`. It can mean a dim room perfect for horror movies (`di-maliwanag ang kwarto`). It can also mean a vague explanation, just like `di-malinaw`. If your partner says 'May problema tayo' but won't explain what it is, that's a di-maliwanag na situation. Basically, if you need to turn on a light, either literally or figuratively, you're in a di-maliwanag state.
Mula sa 'di' (not) + 'maliwanag' (bright, clear).
ROOT MEANING: light
Maaaring ipagpalit sa 'di-malinaw' kapag tumutukoy sa mga konsepto, ngunit ang 'di-maliwanag' ay mas karaniwan para sa literal na kakulangan ng ilaw.
🇵🇭 Mahirap magbasa sa lugar na di-maliwanag.
🇺🇸 It's hard to read in a place that is not bright.
🇵🇭 Di-maliwanag sa akin kung ano talaga ang gusto niyang mangyari.
🇺🇸 It's unclear to me what he really wants to happen.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.