EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to look around; to glance back and forth...
to retract, to withdraw...
to wash the dishes...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang kilos ng paglingon o paggalaw ng ulo upang tumingin sa paligid, karaniwang dahil sa pag-aalala, paghahanap, o pagkabalisa.
EN: to look around; to glance back and forth
It's what you do when you're crossing a busy Manila street, looking left and right for jeeps, motorcycles, and that one random pedicab. It's also the move when you hear a juicy chismis from the next table and you're trying to get a look without being obvious.
Often used as a root for inflected forms like 'lumilinga', 'palinga-linga'.
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🇵🇭 Palinga-linga siya sa paligid, tila may hinahanap.
🇺🇸 He was looking around everywhere, as if searching for something.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang linga nang linga diyan, baka mahilo ka.
🇺🇸 Don't keep looking around there, you might get dizzy.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.