EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
water fetcher; water carrier...
Hastiness; state of being in a hurry...
Easiness; simplicity...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mang-i-i-GIB/
FIL: Isang tao na ang trabaho o gawain ay ang pagsalok at pag-iipon ng tubig, karaniwan mula sa isang poso, ilog, o bukal.
EN: water fetcher; water carrier
The original water delivery service, before water districts and delivery trucks. This person was a neighborhood hero, especially in provinces, carrying pails of water balanced on a wooden pole (*pingga*). The OG gym buff without the gym membership.
From mang- (doer prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable of the root (i) + igib (to fetch water).
The prefix 'mang-' combined with the reduplicated first syllable of the root word denotes a person whose job or role is to perform the action of the root word. This noun is becoming rare as piped water becomes more common.
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🇵🇭 Si Lolo ay dating isang mang-iigib sa aming baryo noong kanyang kabataan.
🇺🇸 My grandfather used to be a water fetcher in our village during his youth.
🇵🇭 Kailangan pa nilang umupa ng mang-iigib dahil malayo ang pinagkukunan nila ng malinis na tubig.
🇺🇸 They still need to hire a water carrier because their source of clean water is far.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.