EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wood, tree...
drinking session; drinking place...
a drink, beverage...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/KA-hoy/
FIL: Ang matigas na materyal mula sa puno at iba pang halaman, na ginagamit bilang panggatong o sa paggawa ng mga gusali at kasangkapan. Maaari rin itong tumukoy sa mismong puno.
EN: wood, tree
Before it was a minimalist aesthetic table from IKEA, it was a **kahoy** (tree). It's what your lolo's rocking chair is made of. In school, it's what you call your classmate who's a stiff or bad actor ('Ang **kahoy** mo umarte!'). It's both the source material and the insult.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.
While it can mean 'tree', 'puno' is more specific for a living tree. 'Kahoy' is more often used for the material (wood) or a felled tree. It's also used colloquially as an adjective to mean 'stiff' or 'unnatural' in acting or dancing.
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🇵🇭 Ang mesa ay gawa sa matibay na kahoy na narra.
🇺🇸 The table is made of sturdy narra wood.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang masyadong kahoy sumayaw, mag-relax ka lang.
🇺🇸 Don't be so stiff when you dance, just relax.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.