EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be named; to give a name to...
Dinner; evening meal...
exhausted, breathless, panting...
Pang-uri
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/i-nga-LAN/
FIL: Bigyan ng pangalan o bansag ang isang tao, bagay, o lugar.
EN: to be named; to give a name to
This is what your parents did when they decided to name you 'John' instead of the cool, unique name you wish you had. It's the act of slapping a label on something. 'Ingalan mo 'yung pusa,' means 'Name the cat,'—which you'll probably name 'Mingming' anyway.
Mula sa unlaping 'i-' at salitang-ugat na 'ngalan' (pangalan).
Less common in casual conversation than 'pangalanan'. 'Ingalan' often appears in more formal or literary contexts.
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🇵🇭 Ang bagong panganak na sanggol ay ingalan nating Pag-asa.
🇺🇸 Let's name the newborn baby Hope.
🇵🇭 Naisip mo na ba kung ano ang iingalan sa bago nating tuta?
🇺🇸 Have you thought about what to name our new puppy?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.