EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be close friends...
to get scratched; to have scratches...
to turn out that way; for it to be so...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-ka-ba-GANG/
FIL: Sa matalinhagang paraan, tumutukoy sa dalawa o higit pang tao na matalik na magkaibigan o magkasundo. Ang literal na kahulugan ay ang pagkakaroon ng iisang uri ng ngiping bagang.
EN: to be close friends
Originally about having matching molars, which is weirdly specific. Now, it means you and your bestie are so close, it's like you share the same DNA, or at least the same taste in memes and milk tea. You're practically joined at the hip, or in this case, the molar. "BFF goals!"
From 'magka-' (denoting a shared quality) + 'bagang' (molar tooth). The figurative sense likely comes from the idea of being 'of the same kind' or makeup.
The figurative meaning of being close friends is much more common in modern usage than its literal meaning.
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🇵🇭 Sila ay magkabagang mula pa noong elementarya kaya alam na nila ang lahat tungkol sa isa't isa.
🇺🇸 They have been close friends since elementary school, so they know everything about each other.
🇵🇭 Imposibleng mag-away ang dalawang iyan, magkabagang kaya sila.
🇺🇸 It's impossible for those two to fight, they're inseparable.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.