EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
continuous jingling or clinking...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ka-lan-si-NGAN/
FIL: Ang paulit-ulit na paglikha ng tunog ng kalansing; ang ingay mula rito.
EN: continuous jingling or clinking
This is 'kalansing' in overdrive. It's not just one clink, it's a whole symphony of it. Imagine the konduktor on a mission, shaking his coins non-stop. Or that one officemate who can't sit still and keeps playing with their keys. 'Pakiusap, itigil mo na ang kalansingan ng mga barya mo, hindi ako makapag-focus!'
From 'kalansing' + '-an' suffix, indicating a place or a collective/repeated action.
ROOT MEANING: clink, jingle
Implies a continuous or repeated action, often more intense than a single 'kalansing'. Can also be a verb: 'nagkakalansingan' (are jingling).
🇵🇭 Nakakairita ang kalansingan ng kanyang mga alahas.
🇺🇸 The continuous jingling of her jewelry is irritating.
🇵🇭 Mula sa kusina, narinig niya ang kalansingan ng mga kutsara't tinidor.
🇺🇸 From the kitchen, she heard the clatter of spoons and forks.
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