EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To become dark; to darken....
sleeve (of a garment)...
to imitate, to copy, to mimic...
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/du-mi-LIM/
FIL: Ang pagbabago ng kalagayan mula sa maliwanag patungo sa madilim; ang pagkawala ng liwanag.
EN: To become dark; to darken.
This is what happens when the sun sets, when the power goes out (brownout!), or when the movie is about to start in the cinema. Figuratively, it’s when your world turns upside down after a breakup: "*Dumilim ang aking mundo*." It's the transition from light to its absence.
From root word "dilim" (darkness).
ROOT MEANING: darkness
Can refer to literal darkness (like nightfall) or figurative darkness (like despair).
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🇵🇭 Biglang dumilim ang kalangitan at nagsimulang umulan.
🇺🇸 The sky suddenly darkened and it started to rain.
🇵🇭 Dumilim ang kanyang paningin nang marinig niya ang masamang balita.
🇺🇸 His vision darkened (His world went dark) when he heard the bad news.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.