EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become loose; to ease up...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/lu-mu-WAG/
FIL: Ang pagbawas ng higpit, sikip, o tensyon sa isang bagay, sitwasyon, o damdamin.
EN: to become loose; to ease up
That magical feeling when your jeans finally fit again after a diet. Or when the traffic on EDSA finally moves after being stuck for an hour. It can also be emotional, like when your strict parents finally allow you to go on an overnight trip – lumuwag na sila. It's the feeling of "finally, some breathing room!"
From 'luwag' (looseness, space). The '-um-' infix indicates a verb.
ROOT MEANING: spaciousness; relief
Can be used for physical objects (a screw, clothes), abstract concepts (rules, traffic), or emotions (a heavy heart).
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng Pasko, medyo lumuwag ang aking pantalon.
🇺🇸 After Christmas, my pants became a bit loose.
🇵🇭 Lumuwag ang daloy ng trapiko pagkalagpas ng alas-diyes ng umaga.
🇺🇸 The flow of traffic eased up after ten in the morning.
🇵🇭 Lumuwag ang dibdib ko nang malaman kong ligtas sila.
🇺🇸 My chest felt lighter (I was relieved) when I found out they were safe.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.