EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use as a curtain...
to hit on the head...
To coax; to wheedle; to cajole...
Pang-uri
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/kur-ti-NA-hin/
FIL: Ang paggamit sa isang piraso ng tela o anumang materyal bilang isang kurtina.
EN: to use as a curtain
This is the ultimate Pinoy 'resourcefulness' verb. Walang pambili ng kurtina? No problem! Yung luma mong kumot, pwedeng kurtinahin. Yung malaking tuwalya, pwedeng kurtinahin. Yung campaign banner ni Mayor na nakatago pa, pwede ring kurtinahin (pero 'wag kang papahuli). It's the art of turning anything fabric-like into a window cover.
ROOT MEANING: curtain
This verb focuses on using an object *as* a curtain, often implying improvisation. It's different from 'kurtinahan' which means to install a proper curtain.
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🇵🇭 Dahil walang pambili, ang lumang kumot na lang ang aming kurtinahin.
🇺🇸 Since we have no money to buy one, we'll just use the old blanket as a curtain.
🇵🇭 Pwede mo bang kurtinahin itong malaking tela sa bintana ko?
🇺🇸 Can you use this large cloth as a curtain for my window?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.