EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hoard, to seize greedily, to appropriate...
somewhat, a little, kind of...
major (in a marching band)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/kam-KA-min/
FIL: Angkinin o kunin ang isang bagay sa paraang sakim at para sa sariling kapakanan lamang, kadalasan ay sa hindi tamang paraan.
EN: to hoard, to seize greedily, to appropriate
This is what corrupt politicians do with public funds. It's the ultimate 'akin lang lahat' move. Imagine your sibling seeing a plate of fries for the whole family and just grabbing the entire plate for themselves. 'Yan, kinamkam niya. It's grabbing something with greed and a sense of entitlement, often illegally or immorally.
This verb is in the object-focus form (-in). The root word 'kamkam' means greed or avarice.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong kamkamin ang lahat ng biyaya para sa iyong sarili.
🇺🇸 Don't hoard all the blessings for yourself.
🇵🇭 Pinagbibintangan siyang kinamkam ang lupa ng kanyang mga kahabag-habag na kapitbahay.
🇺🇸 He is being accused of having seized the land of his pitiful neighbors.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.