EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be buried; to get stuck; to be in deep debt...
to reform; to turn over a new leaf...
to cause to fall; to fail (someone); to overthrow...
Pang-uri
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/ma-BA-on/
FIL: Mailibing o matabunan ng lupa o iba pang bagay; malubog sa isang mahirap na kalagayan tulad ng utang.
EN: to be buried; to get stuck; to be in deep debt
This word has layers. Literally, it's getting your car stuck in mud ('mabaon sa putik'). Figuratively, it's what happens to your finances after buying everything on a 12.12 sale—'mabaon sa utang' (to be buried in debt). It's the feeling of being stuck deep in something you can't easily get out of.
ROOT MEANING: Provisions; packed meal; allowance
Has both literal (buried/stuck) and figurative (debt/trouble) meanings. The root word 'baon' also means 'packed lunch/provisions', which is unrelated to this verb form.
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🇵🇭 Ingat sa pagmamaneho, baka mabaon ang gulong mo sa putik.
🇺🇸 Drive carefully, your tires might get stuck in the mud.
🇵🇭 Maraming Pilipino ang nababaon sa utang dahil sa taas ng bilihin.
🇺🇸 Many Filipinos are getting buried in debt due to the high cost of goods.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.