EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pattern; model (to be copied)...
to screw; to fasten with a screw...
to have a moment of truth; to be sincere with each...
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/ga-YA-han/
FIL: Isang modelo, huwaran, o padron na siyang batayan sa paggawa o pagkopya ng isang bagay.
EN: pattern; model (to be copied)
This is the master copy, the OG file, the 'template' before Canva existed. The sewing pattern your lola uses, the answer key your classmate is hiding, the 'peg' for your new haircut—lahat 'yan gayahan.
From 'gaya' (to imitate) + '-han' suffix, creating a noun that means 'place/thing for imitation'.
ROOT MEANING: to imitate; to copy
Distinct from 'gayahin' (the verb 'to copy'). 'Gayahan' is the thing being copied from.
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🇵🇭 Kinuha ng mananahi ang gayahan para sa bestida.
🇺🇸 The seamstress took the pattern for the dress.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang sulat-kamay ay napakaganda kaya ginawa kong gayahan.
🇺🇸 Her handwriting is so beautiful that I made it my model to copy.
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