EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to move back; to retract; to postpone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-U-rong/
FIL: Ilipat ang isang bagay sa dati nitong kinalalagyan o sa mas likod na posisyon; ipagpaliban ang isang gawain o kaganapan.
EN: to move back; to retract; to postpone
When you're about to send that risky text but your inner tita says "Wag, 'nak!" so you iurong your thumb. Also what happens to your salary increase proposal kapag "wala pang budget." It's the act of pulling something back, whether it's a chair, a decision, or your feelings.
i- (verb prefix) + urong (retreat, move back)
ROOT MEANING: retreat, withdrawal
Can mean physically moving something back, retracting a statement, or postponing an event. Context is key.
🇵🇭 Pakiusap, iurong mo nang kaunti ang upuan para makadaan ako.
🇺🇸 Please move the chair back a little so I can pass.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya silang iurong ang kasal dahil sa pandemya.
🇺🇸 They decided to postpone the wedding due to the pandemic.
🇵🇭 Hindi na niya maaaring iurong ang kanyang sinabi.
🇺🇸 He can no longer retract what he said.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.