EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a tiny bit; very little...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-MUN-ti/
FIL: Napakaliit na bahagi, piraso, o halaga; bahagya lamang.
EN: a tiny bit; very little
This is the 'diet' version of 'konti'. It's that super small amount you ask for when you're pretending to be on a diet. 'Pahingi ng cake?' 'Sige, kamunti lang.' (Can I have some cake? 'Okay, just a tiny bit.') It's smaller than 'kaunti'.
From 'ka-' + 'munti' (small, tiny).
ROOT MEANING: small, little, tiny
Often used to emphasize the smallness of a quantity. Can be used interchangeably with 'kaunti' but 'kamunti' implies an even smaller amount. Often followed by 'lang'.
🇵🇭 Bigyan mo ako ng kamunting kanin.
🇺🇸 Give me a very little bit of rice.
🇵🇭 Wala na akong pera, kamunti na lang ang natira.
🇺🇸 I have no more money, only a tiny bit is left.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.