EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
imitator, copycat...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mang-ga-gá-YA/
FIL: Isang tao na tumutulad o kumokopya sa gawa, kilos, o paraan ng ibang tao.
EN: imitator, copycat
The human version of 'Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V'. This is your classmate who copies your homework, the local brand that releases a 'dupe' of a famous sneaker, or the content creator whose skits look suspiciously familiar. Pwedeng 'impersonator' sa comedy bar, o pwedeng 'plagiarist' sa thesis. The context is everything.
From `mang-` (doer prefix) + `gaya` (to imitate).
ROOT MEANING: to imitate; to copy
Can be neutral (like an impersonator) or negative (like a plagiarist).
🇵🇭 Kilala siya bilang isang mahusay na manggagaya ng mga sikat na mang-aawit.
🇺🇸 He is known as a great imitator of famous singers.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maging manggagaya; maging orihinal ka.
🇺🇸 Don't be a copycat; be original.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.