EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dignity...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/dig-ni-DAD/
FIL: Ang kalagayan o katangian ng pagiging karapat-dapat sa paggalang o respeto; pagpapahalaga sa sarili.
EN: dignity
It's your self-respect, your 'amor propio'. It's that thing you try to keep intact when you accidentally trip in the middle of a crowded mall, or when you have to explain to your boss why you were late for the third time this week. It's what you have left when your wallet is empty but your principles are not.
From Spanish 'dignidad' (dignity).
A loanword that is fully integrated into Filipino and used in both formal and everyday conversations.
🇵🇭 Kahit mahirap ang buhay, pinanatili niya ang kanyang dignidad.
🇺🇸 Even though life was hard, she maintained her dignity.
🇵🇭 May dignidad sa anumang marangal na trabaho.
🇺🇸 There is dignity in any honorable work.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.