EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
billowing; surging...
moo, low, bellow...
stupid, foolish, dumb...
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/gu-mu-gu-BU-lang/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pag-umbok at pagiging malaki at malakas, tulad ng alon o usok na papalaki. Karaniwang ginagamit bilang isang pang-uring pampanitikan.
EN: billowing; surging
Think of the waves in Siargao that look both majestic and terrifying. Or the thick smoke from a really good inihaw station at the palengke. It’s a very dramatic, almost poetic word for something swelling up with force.
From 'bulang' (foam, froth), with reduplication of the first syllable 'bu' and infix '-um-'. The root might be related to Malay 'gelembung' (bubble).
This is a very descriptive, literary word. Often seen in the phrase 'gumugubulang na alon' (surging waves), where it functions as an adjective. 'Gumubulang' is the past/completed form.
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🇵🇭 Sinalubong ng mga mangingisda ang gumugubulang na alon sa laot.
🇺🇸 The fishermen faced the surging waves in the open sea.
🇵🇭 Nakita nila ang gumugubulang na usok mula sa nasusunog na gusali.
🇺🇸 They saw the billowing smoke from the burning building.
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