EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Wide-eyed; open-eyed...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/DI-lat/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa kalagayan ng mga mata na bukas na bukas o malaki ang pagkakamulat, karaniwan dahil sa gulat, takot, o pagkamangha.
EN: Wide-eyed; open-eyed
Your reaction when you see the Meralco bill. Your face when you hear the latest chismis about your officemate. Your look when you realize you sent the wrong screenshot to the wrong person. Mulat is just open eyes, dilat is open eyes with *EMOTION*.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat.
Often used as an adjective (e.g., 'matang dilat'). Also serves as a root word for verbs like 'dumilat' (to open one's eyes) and 'idilat' (to open the eyes wide).
🇵🇭 Dilat ang kanyang mga mata sa pagkamangha sa ganda ng tanawin.
🇺🇸 His eyes were wide open in amazement at the beauty of the scenery.
🇵🇭 Nakatitig siya sa akin, dilat ang mga mata sa takot.
🇺🇸 He stared at me, his eyes wide with fear.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.