EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be surrounded...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-li-GI-ran/
FIL: Ang mapalibutan o mapaligidan ng mga bagay, tao, o pangyayari.
EN: to be surrounded
'Yung feeling na nasa gitna ka ng chismisan at lahat ng mata, nakatutok sa'yo. Or 'yung bahay niyo, maligiran ng mga panindang ukay-ukay tuwing Sabado. It's when you're the center of attention, whether you like it or not.
From ma- (ability/accidental verb prefix) + ligid (surround) + -an (locative suffix).
ROOT MEANING: surrounded
Often used to describe being physically surrounded or being in the midst of a situation.
🇵🇭 Ayaw niyang maligiran ng mga taong negatibo.
🇺🇸 He/She doesn't want to be surrounded by negative people.
🇵🇭 Ang aming bahay ay naliligiran ng matataas na puno.
🇺🇸 Our house is surrounded by tall trees.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.