EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
comfort, ease, relief...
will hang (clothes) to dry...
will close...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-al-wa-NAN/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging maginhawa, walang hirap, o maluwag.
EN: comfort, ease, relief
That feeling when your sahod finally drops, your internet is fast, and there's no traffic. It's the state of not being stressed, like a cat sleeping in a sunbeam. The opposite of 'Sana all,' it's the 'Sana now' that actually happened.
From ka- (denoting a state or quality) + alwan (ease, comfort) + -an (suffix indicating a state or place).
ROOT MEANING: ease; comfort; convenience
Often used to describe a life of comfort or a state of physical or financial ease.
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🇵🇭 Naghahanap siya ng kaalwanan sa gitna ng kanyang mga problema.
🇺🇸 He is looking for comfort amidst his problems.
🇵🇭 Ang pagkakaroon ng sapat na ipon ay nagbibigay ng kaalwanan sa pag-iisip.
🇺🇸 Having enough savings provides ease of mind.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.