EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
nineteen...
Expulsion...
X-ray...
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FIL: Ang bilang na kasunod ng labing-walo at bago ang dalawampu; katumbas ng 19.
EN: nineteen
The awkward year between being a legal adult and actually feeling like one. It's also the number of times you hit the snooze button before finally getting up for your 8 AM class.
From "labi" (excess, remainder) + "-ng" + "siyam" (nine), literally "excess of ten by nine". The 'g' in 'labing' is dropped and becomes 'n' before 's' for easier pronunciation.
Can be written as "labinsiyam" or "labing-siyam". The Spanish-derived "disinuwebe" is also used.
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🇵🇭 Labinsiyam na kandidata ang naglaban-laban para sa korona.
🇺🇸 Nineteen candidates competed for the crown.
🇵🇭 Halos labinsiyam na taon na pala tayong magkaibigan.
🇺🇸 We've been friends for almost nineteen years.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.