EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pupil (of the eye)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-lu-MA-ta/
FIL: Ang bilog at karaniwang itim na butas sa gitna ng iris ng mata na nagpapahintulot sa pagpasok ng liwanag patungo sa retina.
EN: pupil (of the eye)
This is the black hole in the center of your crush's eyes that you get lost in. It's what gets super tiny when you walk out into the Manila sun, and what gets huge when you see the bill after a fancy dinner date. The window to the soul, or at least to the retina.
Possibly a portmanteau of 'kaluluwa ng mata' (soul of the eye).
ROOT MEANING: eye
A more poetic or literary term. The more common and scientific term is 'balintataw'.
🇵🇭 Lumaki ang kanyang kalumata dahil sa dilim.
🇺🇸 Her pupils dilated because of the darkness.
🇵🇭 Tinitigan niya ang kalumata ng dalaga at doon nakita ang buong mundo niya.
🇺🇸 He stared into the young woman's pupils and saw his whole world.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.