EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be struck by lightning...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-lu-gu-HIN/
FIL: Ang tamaan ng kulog o kidlat. Sa matalinhagang paraan, ito ay isang sumpa o pagbabanta na mangyari ang nasabing kaganapan.
EN: to be struck by lightning
An old-school curse your super-traditional lola might have muttered under her breath. It's like saying 'May you be struck by lightning!' It's so dramatic, it's almost poetic. You won't hear this in a BPO pantry, that's for sure.
From 'kulog' (thunder).
ROOT MEANING: thunder
Extremely rare in modern conversation. Used more as a curse or in old literature. 'Sana kuluguhin ka!' is the classic form.
🇵🇭 Sa galit ng matanda, isinumpa niyang sana ay kuluguhin ang magnanakaw.
🇺🇸 In the old man's anger, he cursed that the thief be struck by lightning.
🇵🇭 Isang lumang kasabihan ang 'Huwag kang magtuturo ng bahaghari at baka ka kuluguhin'.
🇺🇸 An old saying is 'Don't point at a rainbow or you might be struck by lightning'.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.