EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to recognize (by face)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-muk-ha-AN/
FIL: Ang pagkilala sa isang tao batay sa itsura ng kanyang mukha.
EN: to recognize (by face)
That awkward moment when a 'tita' says 'Ang laki mo na!' and you're just staring, trying to place her face. Mamukhaan is the verb for when your brain's facial recognition software finally boots up and you go, 'Ah, Tita Baby! Opo!'
ma- (verb prefix) + mukha (face) + -an (suffix)
Specifically means to recognize by face, distinguishing it from general recognition ('makilala').
🇵🇭 Hindi kita namukhaan dahil sa suot mong maskara.
🇺🇸 I didn't recognize you because of the mask you were wearing.
🇵🇭 Pamilyar ang boses niya, pero hindi ko siya mamukhaan.
🇺🇸 His voice is familiar, but I can't recognize his face.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.