EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to move away; to distance something...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/i-la-YÔ/
FIL: Dalhin o ilagay ang isang bagay o tao sa isang lugar na malayo; ihiwalay.
EN: to move away; to distance something
Ginagawa mo 'to sa toxic ex mo. You block them, unfriend them, and generally ilayo mo ang sarili mo. Or, utos ng magulang, "Ilayo mo 'yan sa apoy, masusunog 'yan!" It's creating physical or emotional distance.
From 'i-' (causative verb prefix) + 'layo' (distance).
ROOT MEANING: distance
The focus is on the object being moved away. The actor is the one causing the distancing.
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, ilayo mo ang mga bata sa matatalas na bagay.
🇺🇸 Please, move the children away from sharp objects.
🇵🇭 Inilayo niya ang kanyang sarili mula sa gulo.
🇺🇸 He distanced himself from the trouble.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.