EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be swarmed by flies; (figurative) deserted, emp...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Inilalarawan ang isang lugar o bagay na dinudumog o maraming langaw. Sa matalinhagang paraan, nangangahulugang walang katao-tao o walang pumapansin.
EN: to be swarmed by flies; (figurative) deserted, empty
Literally, when a place is so fly-infested it could be their kingdom. Figuratively, it's the sad state of your DMs, or that new restaurant that nobody goes to. 'Kumusta ang party?' 'Langawin.' Meaning, it was so dead, the only guests were probably flies. It's the opposite of 'dagsaan'.
ROOT MEANING: housefly
The literal meaning is common, but the figurative meaning (empty, unpopular) is also widely understood. Can also be a verb ('nilangaw').
🇵🇭 Huwag mong iwanang nakabukas ang basurahan para hindi langawin.
🇺🇸 Don't leave the trash can open so it won't be swarmed by flies.
🇵🇭 Nilangaw ang sinehan dahil hindi maganda ang pelikula.
🇺🇸 The movie theater was deserted because the film wasn't good.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.