EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Siam weed (plant); moan, wail...
triumph, victory...
habitation, act of residing...
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FIL: Isang uri ng halaman (Chromolaena odorata) na may mga katangiang gamot. Sa ibang konteksto, ito ay nangangahulugang isang mahina at malungkot na daing o panaghoy.
EN: Siam weed (plant); moan, wail
This word is a two-for-one deal. It's the name of a plant your lola might use for *hilot* or to treat a cut (it's also called Siam weed). But it also sounds like a sad, low moan, like the sound you make when you see your Meralco bill. 'Hagunoy ng puso kong sawi.'
The plant is *Chromolaena odorata*. The meaning 'moan' is likely onomatopoeic or related to the sound of wind through the plant's leaves.
The plant meaning is more common in rural/botanical contexts. The 'moan' meaning is more poetic. It's important to distinguish from 'hagunot' (fast sound).
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🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang dahon ng hagunoy para ipantapal sa sugat.
🇺🇸 He used the leaf of the Siam weed to cover the wound.
🇵🇭 Sa katahimikan ng gabi, tanging ang hagunoy ng hangin ang maririnig.
🇺🇸 In the silence of the night, only the wail of the wind could be heard.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.