EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
window...
eloquence...
Embassy...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang bukas na bahagi sa dingding ng isang gusali o sasakyan na karaniwang may salamin, upang makapasok ang liwanag at hangin, at upang tanawin ang labas.
EN: window
This is the old-school, poetic, Maria Clara-era word for "bintana" (window). You don't just look out of a `durungawan`, you gaze wistfully from it, waiting for your haranista. It's the window in Noli Me Tángere, not the sliding window in your condo. Think capiz shells and wooden frames. It comes from `dungaw` (to look out).
From `dungaw` (to look out/down from a height) + `-an` suffix, forming a noun for a place.
Considered archaic or literary. 'Bintana' is the common word.
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🇵🇭 Sumisilip ang dalaga sa durungawan habang naghihintay sa kanyang manliligaw.
🇺🇸 The young lady peeks through the window while waiting for her suitor.
🇵🇭 Ang disenyo ng lumang bahay ay may malalaking durungawan.
🇺🇸 The design of the old house has large windows.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.