EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wave one's hand (beckoning)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-mab-YAW/
FIL: Ang pagkilos ng kamay na parang sumasagwan sa hangin upang tumawag ng pansin o magsenyas sa isang tao na lumapit.
EN: to wave one's hand (beckoning)
Ito 'yung ginagawa mo 'pag tinatawag mo 'yung jeep na malayo pa, 'yung parang naghahalo ka ng malaking-malaking sabaw sa ere. Hindi lang simpleng 'kaway', mas desperate at mas malaki ang motion. "Hoy! Para!" sabay kabyaw.
From "um-" (actor-focus infix) + "kabyaw" (a large ladle, or the motion of using one).
Describes a specific type of wave, a large, beckoning gesture, often to call a vehicle or a person from a distance. The root word 'kabyaw' is a large ladle used in sugar mills, and the verb mimics the scooping motion.
🇵🇭 Kumabyaw siya sa paparating na bus para huminto ito.
🇺🇸 He waved his hand at the approaching bus to make it stop.
🇵🇭 Nakita ko si Maria sa kabilang kalsada kaya kumabyaw ako para tawagin siya.
🇺🇸 I saw Maria on the other side of the street so I waved to call her.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.