EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have the same name...
thankless, unappreciated...
disliked, not liked...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-ka-pa-NGA-lan/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng parehong pangalan ng dalawa o higit pang tao, lugar, o bagay.
EN: to have the same name
That awkward moment in class when the teacher calls 'John!' and three people look up. That means `magkapangalan` sila. It's the reason why some people get nicknames like 'Junior,' 'Baby,' or get called by their last name. It's the universe's way of creating minor identity crises in group settings.
The adjective form is 'kapangalan' (namesake). 'Magkapangalan' is the verb form describing the state of sharing a name. 'Tokayo' is the colloquial term for a person with the same name.
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🇵🇭 Aksidenteng nagkapangalan ang magkaibigan.
🇺🇸 The two friends coincidentally have the same name.
🇵🇭 Hindi na ako nagulat na magkapangalan sila; popular ang pangalang iyon noong dekada '90.
🇺🇸 I wasn't surprised they have the same name; that name was popular in the '90s.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.