EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
male gender; masculinity...
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-sar-i-ANG pan-la-LA-ki/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa katangian, pagkakakilanlan, o kalagayan ng pagiging isang lalaki.
EN: male gender; masculinity
This is the "for men" label on everything from shampoo to life expectations. It’s the check box for 'Male' on a form. In a deeper sense, it's the whole cultural package of what it means to be a 'lalaki' in the Philippines – from being the 'haligi ng tahanan' to being expected not to cry ('Lalaki ka, 'wag kang iiyak!').
From `kasarian` (gender, from `ka-` + `sari` (variety, kind) + `-an`) + `panlalaki` (for males, from `pang-` + `lalaki`).
ROOT MEANING: various, assorted
A formal, technical term used in biology, sociology, and official documents.
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🇵🇭 Sa pormularyo, isinulat niya ang kanyang kasariang panlalaki.
🇺🇸 On the form, he wrote his male gender.
🇵🇭 Ang kasariang panlalaki ay isa sa dalawang tradisyonal na pag-uuri ng kasarian.
🇺🇸 The male gender is one of the two traditional classifications of gender.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.