EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to get ringworm...
bib...
port side (of a ship)...
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/mag-ka-bu-NI/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng buni, isang uri ng impeksiyon sa balat na dulot ng fungus na nagiging sanhi ng pabilog at makating marka.
EN: to get ringworm
Another classic Filipino skin problem, the cousin of 'an-an' and 'alipunga'. You 'magkabuni' and suddenly you have a weird, itchy circle on your skin. People will then offer you unsolicited advice, usually involving rubbing garlic or some other questionable home remedy.
From 'magka-' (to get/have an illness) + 'buni' (ringworm).
ROOT MEANING: ringworm; tinea
Refers to contracting the fungal skin infection known as ringworm.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang hihiram ng tuwalya ng iba para hindi ka magkabuni.
🇺🇸 Don't borrow other people's towels so you won't get ringworm.
🇵🇭 Pinatingnan niya sa doktor ang balat niya nang siya ay nagkabuni.
🇺🇸 He had his skin checked by a doctor when he got ringworm.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.