EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
marvel; wonder; four o'clock flower...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/ma-ra-BIL-ya/
FIL: Isang uri ng halaman (Mirabilis jalapa) na ang mga bulaklak ay karaniwang bumubuka sa hapon. Sa malawak na kahulugan, ito ay tumutukoy sa isang kamangha-manghang bagay.
EN: marvel; wonder; four o'clock flower
This word is a two-for-one deal. It's the Tita-approved name for the 'four o'clock flower' that blooms in the afternoon, just in time for merienda. But it also sounds like 'marvel' because it comes from the Spanish 'maravilla'. So you can use it to describe a wonder, like the marabilya of surviving EDSA traffic on a payday Friday.
From Spanish maravilla (marvel, wonder).
More commonly known as the name of a flower. The meaning 'marvel' or 'wonder' is less common in modern speech but understood.
🇵🇭 Namumukadkad na ang mga marabilya sa aming hardin tuwing hapon.
🇺🇸 The four o'clock flowers in our garden are already blooming every afternoon.
🇵🇭 Isang marabilya ng arkitektura ang gusaling iyon.
🇺🇸 That building is a marvel of architecture.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.