EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use for digging...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-pang-HU-kay/
FIL: Gamitin bilang kasangkapan sa paggawa ng butas sa lupa o anumang ibabaw.
EN: to use for digging
Your digging implement. The 'pala' (shovel) for gardening, the spoon you use to dig into a pint of ice cream, or even the 'chismis' you use to dig up old issues. It's the tool for excavation, literal or metaphorical. 'Sira na ang pala, ano ang ipanghuhukay natin para sa halaman?'
From `i-` (instrumental prefix) + `pang-` (instrumental prefix) + `hukay` (dig, excavation).
ROOT MEANING: pit, excavation, grave
An instrumental verb focusing on the tool used for digging.
🇵🇭 Kumuha ka ng pala na ipanghukay ng pagtatamnán ng puno.
🇺🇸 Get a shovel to use for digging a hole to plant the tree.
🇵🇭 Maaari bang gamitin ang bareta para ipanghukay sa matigas na lupa?
🇺🇸 Can the crowbar be used to dig in the hard soil?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.