EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
grimy; smudged; unkempt...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-DU-ngis/
FIL: May mga dumi o mantsa sa mukha o katawan na hindi gaanong kalat ngunit kapansin-pansin; hindi malinis tingnan.
EN: grimy; smudged; unkempt
A specific kind of 'dirty.' Not 'madumi' from rolling in mud, but 'madungis' from eating chocolate and having it all over your face. It's the look of a kid after playing outside all day, with little smudges of dirt here and there. Cute on a 5-year-old, not so much on a 30-year-old on a Zoom call.
From `ma-` (adjective-forming prefix) + `dungis` (smudge, grime).
ROOT MEANING: a smudge on the face; grime
Often refers specifically to dirt or smudges on the face or exposed skin. Implies a slightly unkempt or neglected appearance.
🇵🇭 Punasan mo ang mukha mo, ang madungis mong tingnan.
🇺🇸 Wipe your face, you look so grimy.
🇵🇭 Umuwi ang bata na madungis at pawisan pagkatapos maglaro.
🇺🇸 The child came home smudged with dirt and sweaty after playing.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.