EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to prescribe...
strange, unusual, different, unique...
difference, distinction, uniqueness...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-re-SE-ta/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng isang doktor o propesyonal sa kalusugan ng pormal na tagubilin para sa isang gamot o paggamot.
EN: to prescribe
What a doctor does after listening to you describe your ubo and sipon for 5 minutes. They whip out a piece of paper with handwriting you can't read and magreseta something you can't pronounce. Also what your lola does, but instead of medicine, she'll magreseta Vicks VapoRub for literally any ailment.
From Spanish "receta", meaning 'prescription' or 'recipe'.
ROOT MEANING: prescription
Primarily used in a medical context. Can also be used figuratively to mean "to recommend a solution."
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🇵🇭 Ang doktor lang ang maaaring magreseta ng antibiotic.
🇺🇸 Only a doctor can prescribe an antibiotic.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang basta-basta iinom ng gamot na hindi nireseta sa iyo.
🇺🇸 Don't just take medicine that wasn't prescribed to you.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.