EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be blown by the wind; (figurative) to be spread...
Essayist...
To eat lunch...
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/i-li-PAD nang HA-ngin/
FIL: Literal na tangayin ng hangin; idyomatikong nangangahulugan na mabilis na kumalat ang isang balita o tsismis.
EN: to be blown by the wind; (figurative) to be spread as gossip
Literally, your laundry getting blown off the clothesline. Figuratively, it's how fast chismis spreads in the office. One person whispers something, and by lunchtime, parang **inilipad ng hangin** na ang balita sa buong floor. The original 'viral.'
A phrase composed of `ilipad` (to be made to fly) + `ng` (by) + `hangin` (wind).
Has both a literal and a very common idiomatic meaning. The context determines the interpretation.
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🇵🇭 Naging usap-usapan agad ang kanilang pag-aaway, tila inilipad ng hangin ang balita.
🇺🇸 Their fight immediately became the talk of the town, as if the news was spread by the wind.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka at baka ilipad ng hangin ang mga sinampay mong damit.
🇺🇸 Be careful or the clothes you hung out to dry might be blown by the wind.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.