EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wholesaler...
fancy; elegant; lavish...
scratched, scuffed, worn out...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-nga-nga-la-KAL sa pak-YA-wan/
FIL: Isang mangangalakal na nagbebenta ng mga produkto nang maramihan o bultuhan sa mga tingiang nagbebenta (retailers), at hindi direkta sa mga mamimili.
EN: wholesaler
This is the 'tita' who buys things by the dozen from Divisoria. They're the supplier of your local sari-sari store. They don't sell you one piece, they sell you the whole box. The mangangalakal sa pakyawan is the middleman's middleman, the one who gets the goods in bulk ('pakyawan') and distributes them to the smaller players. They're the reason you can buy a single sachet of shampoo at the corner store.
A phrase: `mangangalakal` (merchant) + `sa` (at/in) + `pakyawan` (wholesale, by the bulk).
ROOT MEANING: merchandise; goods; commodity
This is a descriptive phrase that functions as a single noun concept. 'Pakyawan' is the key term, meaning 'wholesale' or 'by the lot'.
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🇵🇭 Mas makakamura ka kung direkta kang bibili sa mangangalakal sa pakyawan.
🇺🇸 You can get it cheaper if you buy directly from the wholesaler.
🇵🇭 Ang mga may-ari ng maliit na tindahan ay kumukuha ng kanilang paninda mula sa mga mangangalakal sa pakyawan.
🇺🇸 The owners of small stores get their goods from wholesalers.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.