EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cause to turn yellow, to color yellow...
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Pang-uri
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/mag-pa-di-LAW/
FIL: Gawing kulay dilaw ang isang bagay, o hayaan itong maging dilaw dahil sa pagkaluma, sakit, o ibang proseso.
EN: to cause to turn yellow, to color yellow
Can mean two things: 1) Actively coloring something yellow, like adding food coloring or dyeing your hair. 'Gusto niyang magpadilaw ng buhok para sa summer.' 2) Letting something become yellow, like old books in a baul, or leaves in the fall. It was also a political term, referring to associating with the 'yellow' political party.
From 'mag-' (verb prefix) + 'pa-' (causative prefix) + 'dilaw' (yellow). 'To cause to be yellow.'
ROOT MEANING: yellow
Can be intentional (coloring) or unintentional (aging, decay). Has political undertones in certain contexts in the Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Naglagay siya ng luyang dilaw sa kanin para magpadilaw nito.
🇺🇸 She added turmeric to the rice to color it yellow.
🇵🇭 Ang kakulangan sa tubig ay maaaring magpadilaw sa mga dahon ng halaman.
🇺🇸 Lack of water can cause the leaves of the plant to turn yellow.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.