EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
supposedly; allegedly; so-called...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/KU-no/
FIL: Isang pang-abay na nagpapahiwatig ng pag-aalinlangan, hindi kasiguruhan, o pag-uulat ng isang bagay na mula sa sabi-sabi lamang.
EN: supposedly; allegedly; so-called
The official tea-spilling, chismis-forwarding adverb. Putting '**kuno**' after a statement is like adding a verbal 'sabi nila, ha?' (that's what they say!). It's how you share juicy info without taking full responsibility. 'Mayaman **kuno** siya, pero baon sa utang.' It's the side-eye of adverbs.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kunu ('it is said').
Placed after the word or phrase it modifies to cast doubt or report something as hearsay. It adds a layer of skepticism.
🇵🇭 Siya raw ang pinakamagaling na mang-aawit, kuno.
🇺🇸 He is the best singer, allegedly.
🇵🇭 May multo kuno sa lumang bahay na iyon.
🇺🇸 There is supposedly a ghost in that old house.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.