EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become infrequent, to become scarce...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/du-ma-LANG/
FIL: Ang pagiging bihira o pagbaba ng dalas ng pag-iral, paglitaw, o pagganap ng isang bagay o pangyayari.
EN: to become infrequent, to become scarce
This is what happens to your friend's 'paramdam' after they get into a new relationship. Their messages and calls start to dumalang. It's the 'minsan na lang' feeling. It can be about anything that becomes less frequent—the rain during summer, your salary by the 15th, or plot twists in a predictable teleserye.
From 'dalang' (infrequency, rarity) with the -um- infix.
ROOT MEANING: frequency; sparseness, rarity
Used to describe something that used to be frequent but is now happening less often.
🇵🇭 Dumalang na ang kanyang pagbisita mula nang lumipat siya ng bahay.
🇺🇸 His visits have become infrequent ever since he moved.
🇵🇭 Habang papalapit ang tag-araw, dumadalang ang pag-ulan.
🇺🇸 As summer approaches, the rain becomes more scarce.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.