EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to name; to call; to dub...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
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/mag-ta-gu-RI/
FIL: Magbigay ng isang partikular na pangalan, bansag, o katawagan sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: to name; to call; to dub
This is what you do when you give your friend group a name ("Team Sawi"), or call your suki at the palengke "Boss". It's the act of officially or unofficially dubbing someone or something. Jose Rizal was tinaguriang "Pambansang Bayani." Your office bestie might be tinaguriang "HR" because they know all the chismis.
mag- (verb affix) + taguri (name, appellation)
ROOT MEANING: nickname; title; appellation
Often used in the passive form 'tagurian' or 'itinaguri'. It implies giving a title or a descriptive name, not just a personal name.
🇵🇭 Sino ang nagtaguri sa Pilipinas bilang 'Perlas ng Silanganan'?
🇺🇸 Who named the Philippines the 'Pearl of the Orient'?
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang kabaitan, tinagurian siyang 'anghel' ng kanilang komunidad.
🇺🇸 Because of her kindness, she was dubbed the 'angel' of their community.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.