EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
can be driven away; can be shooed away...
to soar; to fly high...
to become bitter...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-i-TA-boy/
FIL: May kakayahang paalisin, palayasin, o itulak palayo ang isang tao, hayop, o bagay.
EN: can be driven away; can be shooed away
It's what you do to the stray cat trying to steal your fried chicken, the persistent manliligaw you're not interested in, or the negative thoughts creeping in at 3 AM. "Kailangan kong maitaboy ang antok para matapos 'tong presentation." It's the act of forcefully pushing something or someone away.
From `ma-` (potential prefix) + `itaboy` (to drive away). The root is `taboy`.
ROOT MEANING: to drive away; to banish; to shoo
Implies a more forceful or assertive act of making something leave compared to just asking it to go. It can be used for physical or abstract things (like feelings or thoughts).
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang maitaboy ang masasamang alaala, ngunit patuloy itong bumabalik.
🇺🇸 He tried to drive away the bad memories, but they kept coming back.
🇵🇭 Sana maitaboy natin ang mga lamok bago tayo matulog.
🇺🇸 I hope we can shoo away the mosquitoes before we sleep.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.