EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use as a pillow...
medicinal plaster; poultice...
female employee...
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/mag-pa-U-nan/
FIL: Ang paggamit sa isang bagay bilang unan o sapin sa ulo habang natutulog o nagpapahinga.
EN: to use as a pillow
This is a skill every Filipino commuter has mastered. Your backpack? Pwedeng **magpaunan**. A stack of books? Pwedeng **magpaunan**. Your friend's shoulder? The best pang-**magpaunan** (with consent, hopefully). It's the verb for turning literally anything into a headrest when the antok (sleepiness) hits hard.
From `magpa-` (instrumental prefix) + `unan` (pillow).
ROOT MEANING: pillow
The structure `magpaunan ng [bagay]` means "to use [thing] as a pillow".
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🇵🇭 Dahil wala siyang unan, napilitan siyang magpaunan ng kanyang mga libro.
🇺🇸 Because he had no pillow, he was forced to use his books as a pillow.
🇵🇭 Ang sarap magpaunan sa braso ng mahal mo.
🇺🇸 It feels so good to use your loved one's arm as a pillow.
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