EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to accidentally spit out; to be spat upon...
to be cursed at, to be scolded harshly...
quite young, immature, unripe...
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FIL: Hindi sinasadyang mailabas ang lura o anumang nasa bibig; matalsikan ng lura ng iba.
EN: to accidentally spit out; to be spat upon
That awkward moment when you're laughing hard while eating and you accidentally spray your friend with food. 'Sorry, nalura kita!' Also, when someone is talking so excitedly they spit on you, you've been 'naluraan'.
ROOT MEANING: spit; spittle
The prefix 'ma-' indicates an unintentional, involuntary, or potential action.
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🇵🇭 Natawa siya nang malakas kaya nalura niya ang iniinom na kape.
🇺🇸 He laughed so hard that he accidentally spat out the coffee he was drinking.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang masyadong lumapit habang nagsasalita siya, baka malura ka.
🇺🇸 Don't get too close while he's talking, you might get spat on.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.