EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to wipe...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-PU-nas/
FIL: Ang pag-alis ng dumi, basa, o alikabok sa isang ibabaw o sa sarili gamit ang tela, papel, o kamay.
EN: to wipe
The go-to action for almost any mess in the Philippines. Spilled coffee? Magpunas ka. Pawis? Magpunas ka. Dusty table? Magpunas ka. It's the universal solution, usually involving a basahan (rag) of questionable origin. Also, what you do to your face with a tissue after eating at Jollibee.
ROOT MEANING: wipe!
Can mean wiping a surface ('magpunas ng mesa') or wiping oneself ('magpunas ng pawis').
🇵🇭 "Pakisabi sa bata na magpunas ng kanyang bibig pagkatapos kumain."
🇺🇸 "Please tell the child to wipe his mouth after eating."
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong magpunas ng alikabok sa mga gamit.
🇺🇸 I need to wipe the dust off the furniture.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.