EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tattered; torn to shreds...
crunching sound; creaking sound...
to switch sides; to change allegiance...
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FIL: Isang mas masidhing paglalarawan ng isang bagay na lubhang punit-punit, watak-watak, o durog na durog.
EN: tattered; torn to shreds
The "Extra Joss" version of 'gutay'. This is for when something isn't just torn, it's OBLITERATED. Think of your payslip after all the deductions. Or your dignity after tripping in public. "My heart is not just broken, it's gutay-gutay." It's the final form of being destroyed.
Reduplication of 'gutay'.
ROOT MEANING: torn to pieces; shredded
The common, emphatic form of 'gutay'. Describes extreme disrepair or destruction.
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🇵🇭 Natagpuan ang lumang libro na gutay-gutay na ang mga pahina.
🇺🇸 The old book was found with its pages torn to shreds.
🇵🇭 Naging gutay-gutay ang mga pananim dahil sa pananalasa ng mga balang.
🇺🇸 The crops became tattered due to the plague of locusts.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.