EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to slander; to defame...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ni-rang-PU-ri/
FIL: Magsalita ng kasinungalingan o walang batayan laban sa isang tao upang sirain ang kanyang reputasyon o karangalan.
EN: to slander; to defame
The national sport of Marites and chismosos everywhere. It's when you spread fake news about someone to ruin their good name. This can literally get you sued for libel. Kaya 'think before you click' at 'think before you speak'.
Compound word from manira (to destroy) and puri (honor, praise).
ROOT MEANING: to break; to damage; to destroy
A serious accusation and a legal term (libel/slander). The root words are 'sira' and 'puri'.
🇵🇭 Ang manirang-puri ay isang krimen na may kaakibat na parusa.
🇺🇸 Slander is a crime with a corresponding punishment.
🇵🇭 Itigil mo na ang paninirang-puri sa kanya dahil wala kang ebidensya.
🇺🇸 Stop your slander against him/her because you have no evidence.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.