EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to get measles...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/mag-ka-TIG-das/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng sakit na tigdas, isang nakahahawang sakit na viral na nagdudulot ng lagnat at mga pantal sa balat.
EN: to get measles
This is the childhood illness your lola warned you about, yung bawal maligo for a week. It's when you catch the measles. "Ay, kawawa naman yung bata, nagkatigdas." Nowadays, with vaccines, we hope fewer kids have to experience this.
From magka- (to get/have an illness) + tigdas (measles).
ROOT MEANING: measles
Specifically refers to contracting the disease measles.
🇵🇭 Pinayuhan ng doktor ang mga magulang na pabakunahan ang kanilang mga anak upang hindi magkatigdas.
🇺🇸 The doctor advised parents to have their children vaccinated so they won't get measles.
🇵🇭 Noong bata ako, halos lahat kami sa klase ay nagkatigdas.
🇺🇸 When I was a child, almost all of us in class got measles.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.