EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
spine; backbone...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/gu-lu-GOD/
FIL: Ang hanay ng mga buto sa likod ng isang tao o hayop na bumubuo sa pangunahing suporta ng katawan.
EN: spine; backbone
Literally your backbone. Figuratively, it's what your boss thinks you don't have when you refuse to work overtime for the 5th straight day. It’s the ‘backbone of the nation’ (mga magsasaka, OFWs, etc.).
From Proto-Philippine *gulugud.
Can be used both literally for the anatomical part and figuratively for courage, principle, or a central supporting structure.
🇵🇭 Sumasakit ang kanyang gulugod dahil sa maghapong pagkakaupo.
🇺🇸 His spine hurts from sitting all day.
🇵🇭 Ang mga OFW ang itinuturing na gulugod ng ating ekonomiya.
🇺🇸 OFWs are considered the backbone of our economy.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.