EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Kite; Swallow (bird)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/la-YANG-la-yang/
FIL: Isang laruang pampalipad na yari sa papel at patpat na tinatalian ng sinulid; o isang uri ng ibon na kilala sa mabilis na paglipad at mahabang buntot.
EN: Kite; Swallow (bird)
This word is a 2-for-1 deal! It can be the kite you used to fly as a kid, na laging napupunta sa puno ng kapitbahay. Or it can be the bird (swallow) that looks like it's dancing in the sky. Both are symbols of freedom, parang ikaw nung payday.
Reduplication of 'layang', related to 'laya' (freedom).
The meaning (bird or kite) is usually clear from context. 'Saranggola' is a more common term for 'kite'.
🇵🇭 Ang mga bata ay masayang nagpapalipad ng layang-layang sa parang.
🇺🇸 The children are happily flying a kite in the field.
🇵🇭 Isang kawan ng layang-layang ang dumaan sa aming bintana kaninang umaga.
🇺🇸 A flock of swallows passed by our window this morning.
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