EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Of the same root/origin...
to run; to operate; to manage...
blunt; dull...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ka-U-gat/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa pagiging magkapareho ng pinagmulan, pinanggalingan, o sanhi.
EN: Of the same root/origin
Like how 'chismis' and 'chismosa' are family. Or how the words 'utang' and 'utang na loob' share a deep, complicated DNA. 'Kaugat' is about tracing things back to the same source, whether it's two words, two families from the same province, or two problems that stem from one bad decision.
From `ka-` (denoting a companion or shared quality) + `ugat` (root).
ROOT MEANING: root; vein; origin
Often used in linguistics, genealogy, or problem analysis.
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🇵🇭 Ang salitang 'bahala' ay kaugat ng 'Bathala'.
🇺🇸 The word 'bahala' is of the same root as 'Bathala'.
🇵🇭 Ang dalawang pamilya ay kaugat pala sa iisang ninuno.
🇺🇸 The two families, it turns out, are from the same origin (share a common ancestor).
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.