EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
immediately...
streetcar...
locked...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-BUD/
FIL: Agad-agad; sa isang iglap lamang. Ito ay salitang hindi karaniwan sa Katagalugan at mas madalas marinig sa mga wikang Bisaya.
EN: immediately
This isn't your everyday Tagalog word. It's more of a Visayan (Cebuano) import, meaning 'right away' or 'pronto.' So if your Bisaya friend says 'Buhaton nako na kabud,' it means 'I'll do it right now.' It's like the 'ASAP' in a corporate email, but with a regional flavor.
From Cebuano 'kabod' (at once).
Primarily used in Visayan languages. Its use in Tagalog is very rare and usually indicates a speaker with a Visayan background.
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🇵🇭 Nang utusan siya, kabud siyang tumalima.
🇺🇸 When he was ordered, he obeyed at once.
🇵🇭 Dumating kabud ang tulong na aming hinihintay.
🇺🇸 The help we were waiting for arrived immediately.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.