EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
race, contest of speed...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/LUM-ba/
FIL: Isang uri ng paligsahan kung saan ang layunin ay maging pinakamabilis na makarating sa takdang pook o tapusin ang isang gawain.
EN: race, contest of speed
Before it was a car on a drag strip, it was a horse. Before it was a horse, it was just two people running. Lumba is a race. Pabilisan. From lumba-ng kabayo (horse race) to the pasabog na lumba-han ng motor sa kanto niyo. It's all about speed.
Possibly from Malay 'lumba' meaning 'to race'.
This is the root word for 'karera' in some contexts, but 'lumba' itself as a noun is less common than 'karera' or 'paligsahan'. Often seen in compounds like 'lumbang-kabayo'.
🇵🇭 Naging sikat na manonood sa lumba ng mga kabayo ang kanyang ama.
🇺🇸 His father became a famous spectator at the horse races.
🇵🇭 Ang lumba sa pag-unlad ng teknolohiya ay walang katapusan.
🇺🇸 The race for technological advancement is endless.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.