EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gentle touch; not leaving a mark when hitting...
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/GA-an nang ka-MAY/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao na kapag namalo o humampas (lalo na sa pagdidisiplina) ay hindi nag-iiwan ng marka o hindi gaanong masakit.
EN: gentle touch; not leaving a mark when hitting
The *good* version of 'gaan ng kamay'. This refers to someone, usually a parent disciplining a child, whose hand is "light." When they spank, it's just enough to say "I mean business" but not hard enough to actually cause injury or leave a mark. It's the old-school way of saying "I'm doing this for your own good, but I'm not a monster."
Tagalog idiom, literally "lightness of hand."
This positive meaning is less common today and often used by older generations to describe a specific style of physical discipline. The adjective form is 'magàan ang kamay'.
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🇵🇭 Kahit pinapalo kami ni lola, magàan ang kamay niya at hindi kami nasasaktan nang todo.
🇺🇸 Even if grandma would spank us, she had a gentle touch and we wouldn't get hurt badly.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.