EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
namesake...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-pa-NGA-lan/
FIL: Isang tao na may kaparehong pangalan sa iba.
EN: namesake
Your office ka-teammate who has the same name, causing constant email mix-ups. 'Uy, may email ka from HR.' 'Ay, hindi, para sa'yo 'yan, John Smith 1, ako si John Smith 2.'
The more common, informal term is 'tokayo'. 'Kapangalan' is slightly more formal.
🇵🇭 Si Jose Rizal ay kapangalan ng ating pambansang bayani.
🇺🇸 Jose Rizal is the namesake of our national hero.
🇵🇭 Nalilito ako dahil may dalawa akong estudyanteng kapangalan sa klase.
🇺🇸 I get confused because I have two students who are namesakes in my class.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.