EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make hungry; to starve someone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/gu-TU-min/
FIL: Ang pag-udyok o pagdulot ng pakiramdam ng gutom sa isang tao o hayop; hindi pagbibigay ng sapat na pagkain.
EN: to make hungry; to starve someone
This is what happens when your friend promises 'libre' but then suddenly has 'amnesia.' You get *gutumin*. It's the act of intentionally or unintentionally making someone starve. It can also refer to the state of being easily made hungry. 'Gutom na 'ko, 'wag mo 'kong gutumin sa kwento mo.'
From `gutom` (hunger) + `-in` (verb suffix).
ROOT MEANING: hungry
Can be used as a command ('Huwag mo siyang gutumin!') or to describe a person's tendency ('Madali akong gutumin.').
🇵🇭 Huwag mong gutumin ang alaga mong aso.
🇺🇸 Don't starve your pet dog.
🇵🇭 Mukhang planong gutumin ng kontrabida ang buong bayan.
🇺🇸 It looks like the villain plans to make the whole town hungry.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.