EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Westerner; western...
to bump (one's head) against something...
to rent out; to lease out...
Pang-uri
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/kan-lu-ra-NIN/
FIL: (Pangngalan) Isang tao na mula sa mga bansa sa Kanluran (Europa at Amerika). (Pang-uri) Tumutukoy sa anumang bagay, kultura, o kaisipan na nagmula o may katangian ng Kanluran.
EN: Westerner; western
This can be a person (a Westerner, a.k.a. the 'Kano' your tita wants you to marry) or a concept. "Kanluranin" culture is Hollywood movies, burgers, and individualism. "Pangarap na Kanluranin" is the Filipino immigrant dream. It's both an adjective for things and a noun for people from 'the West'.
From `kanluran` + `-in`, a suffix indicating origin or characteristic.
ROOT MEANING: west
Can be used as a noun to refer to a person or as an adjective to describe something as 'Western'.
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🇵🇭 Maraming kanluranin ang namamasyal sa Palawan.
🇺🇸 Many Westerners are vacationing in Palawan.
🇵🇭 Malaki ang impluwensya ng kanluraning medya sa mga kabataan.
🇺🇸 The influence of western media on the youth is significant.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.