EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
flowery; ornate (language)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-bu-lak-LAK/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang bagay na maraming bulaklak, o sa pananalita na gumagamit ng malalalim at magagarang salita.
EN: flowery; ornate (language)
Two meanings: 1) Literal, like your lola's garden na puno ng blooms. 2) Figurative, 'yung pananalita ng manliligaw mo noong unang panahon, puro "parang tala sa kalangitan ang iyong mga mata." Sobrang mabulaklak, parang speech sa pageant. Today, we call it "flattery" or "being extra."
From ma- (adjective prefix indicating 'having much of') + bulaklak (flower).
ROOT MEANING: flower
Can be literal (full of flowers) or figurative (ornate, florid language).
🇵🇭 Ang hardin nila ay mabulaklak tuwing tagsibol.
🇺🇸 Their garden is full of flowers during spring.
🇵🇭 Tigilan mo na ang mabulaklak mong pananalita at sabihin mo na ang totoo.
🇺🇸 Stop your flowery words and just tell the truth.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.