EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
initial enthusiasm that quickly fades...
salt shaker; salt container; salt bed...
to salt; to add salt to...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/LI-ngas KU-gon/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang gawain o sigasig na masigasig lamang sa simula ngunit hindi nagtatagal at agad na nawawala, katulad ng mabilis na pag-apoy at pagkaabo ng tuyong damong kugon. Ito ay baryasyon ng 'ningas-kugon'.
EN: initial enthusiasm that quickly fades
The official term for your New Year's resolution to go to the gym, which lasts for exactly one week. It’s that fiery start to a new hobby, project, or diet, that fizzles out faster than a free data promo. All flame, no follow-through.
From 'lingas' (flame) and 'kugon' (cogon grass). A variant of the more common 'ningas-kugon'.
The term 'ningas-kugon' is more commonly used and recognized.
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🇵🇭 Sana hindi lingas-kugon ang pag-aaral mo ng bagong wika.
🇺🇸 I hope your study of a new language isn't just a case of initial enthusiasm that fades.
🇵🇭 Maraming proyekto ang hindi natatapos dahil sa ugaling lingas-kugon.
🇺🇸 Many projects are left unfinished because of the ningas-kugon attitude.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.