EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
chest, heart (as the seat of passion)...
to slash; to make a gash...
ribbon; bow...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/dub-DU-ban/
FIL: Isang makalumang salita para sa dibdib, na itinuturing na sisidlan ng matinding damdamin o dubdob.
EN: chest, heart (as the seat of passion)
This is some next-level, balagtasan-era Tagalog. Think of it as the poetic version of "chest" or "heart." It's not the physical organ, but the place where you feel that intense "dubdob" (fervor). When someone says "sa aking dubduban," they mean "in the depths of my heart/soul." It's so deep, you'd probably only hear it in a kundiman or a historical drama.
From "dubdob" (fervor, chest) + "-an" (location suffix).
ROOT MEANING: fervor, ardor, passion
Extremely rare and poetic. Not used in modern conversation.
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🇵🇭 Ang sakit na nadarama sa kanyang dubduban ay hindi maipaliwanag.
🇺🇸 The pain felt in his heart could not be explained.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.