EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to name; to call; to dub...
Rash; Hives; Welt...
Pier; Wharf; Dock...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/i-ta-gu-RI/
FIL: Bigyan ng pangalan, bansag, o katawagan ang isang tao, bagay, o lugar.
EN: to name; to call; to dub
It's what you do when you give your friend a nickname based on that one embarrassing thing they did. Or when the media dubs a new love team. "Siya ang itinaguring 'Pambansang Kamao'." It's the act of officially or unofficially bestowing a title.
From i- (verb prefix) + taguri (appellation, nickname).
ROOT MEANING: nickname; title; appellation
Often used in a formal or literary context to mean "to be known as" or "to be called."
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🇵🇭 Si Jose Rizal ay itinaguring pambansang bayani ng Pilipinas.
🇺🇸 Jose Rizal is dubbed the national hero of the Philippines.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang kabaitan, itinaguri siyang 'Anghel ng Tondo' ng kanyang mga kapitbahay.
🇺🇸 Because of her kindness, she was named the 'Angel of Tondo' by her neighbors.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.