EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be cleared (of obstacles/overgrowth)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-HA-wan/
FIL: Ang pag-alis ng mga sagabal, damo, o tao sa isang lugar upang ito ay maging malinis at madaling daanan.
EN: to be cleared (of obstacles/overgrowth)
Imagine your messy room finally getting cleaned, or that feeling when EDSA is miraculously empty during a long weekend. That space has been `mahawan`. It's clearing the path, literally and figuratively.
Often used in the context of clearing land, paths, or crowds.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating mahawan ang daan para makadaan ang ambulansya.
🇺🇸 The road needs to be cleared so the ambulance can pass.
🇵🇭 Nang mahawan ang mga tao, nakita ko siya sa malayo.
🇺🇸 When the crowd cleared, I saw him from afar.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.