EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to nickname; to brand; to call by an epithet...
to plead gently; to implore...
to beg for mercy; to plead pitifully...
Pang-uri
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/mag-ban-SAG/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng isang partikular na pangalan, titulo, o taguri sa isang tao, bagay, o lugar, na kadalasan ay batay sa isang katangian.
EN: to nickname; to brand; to call by an epithet
This is how you get your barkada nickname. You `magbansag` someone as 'Tol,' 'Boss,' 'Bes,' or something more creative (and sometimes mean) like 'Siopao' because of their chubby cheeks. It's the Filipino art of labeling people, for better or for worse. Companies also do this to `magbansag` their products as 'The Best' or 'Number 1.'
ROOT MEANING: nickname, alias, moniker
Can have a neutral, positive, or negative connotation depending on the nickname or title being given.
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🇵🇭 Sila ang nagbansag sa kanya bilang 'Reyna ng Kantahan' dahil sa galing niyang kumanta.
🇺🇸 They were the ones who nicknamed her the 'Queen of Singing' because of her great singing ability.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magbansag ng masamang pangalan sa iyong kapwa.
🇺🇸 Do not brand your fellow person with a bad name.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.