EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be cursed at, to be scolded harshly...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-MU-ra/
FIL: Pagsabihan ng masasamang salita; makatanggap ng mura o alipusta.
EN: to be cursed at, to be scolded harshly
This is what happens when you cut someone off in traffic, forget to do a chore your mom asked you to do three times, or post a 'hot take' on Twitter. It's the verbal equivalent of getting smacked. You get on the receiving end of a very colorful vocabulary lesson.
Mula sa unlaping pandiwang 'ma-' (na nagsasaad ng di-sinasadyang karanasan) at ang salitang ugat na 'mura' (curse word).
ROOT MEANING: to scold; to curse
Ito ay nasa anyong 'passive'. Ang gumagawa ng kilos ay 'magmura' (to curse). Ang nakakatanggap ng kilos ay 'mamura'.
🇵🇭 Ayaw niyang sumagot sa telepono dahil baka mamura lang siya ng kanyang boss.
🇺🇸 He doesn't want to answer the phone because he might just get cursed at by his boss.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.