EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
oxbow lake...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/LA-wang HU-gis YU/
FIL: Isang anyong tubig na nabuo kapag ang isang malawak na meandro o liko ng ilog ay naputol mula sa pangunahing daloy nito, na nag-iiwan ng isang lawa na may kurbang hugis-U.
EN: oxbow lake
It's what happens when a river gets tired of its own drama and decides to 'cut off' a toxic curve. Parang sa friendship lang, after a big fight, nag-iba na ng daan, leaving behind a memory (the lake) of what it used to be.
A descriptive phrase combining 'lawa' (lake) and 'hugis-U' (U-shaped).
ROOT MEANING: lake
A specific geographical term used in science and geography.
🇵🇭 Pinag-aaralan sa heograpiya kung paano nabubuo ang isang lawang hugis-U.
🇺🇸 Geography studies how an oxbow lake is formed.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.