EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ignoble; undignified; base...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ra-WAL/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang bagay, gawain, o kalagayan na mababa ang uri, walang dangal, at kahiya-hiya.
EN: ignoble; undignified; base
This is a deep cut. Marawal is that state of being na super low-quality, walang class, at nakakahiya. Think of a politician caught in a corruption scandal—that's a marawal na sitwasyon. It's not just poor, it's disgracefully so.
From dawal, meaning low or base. The prefix ma- makes it an adjective.
A formal and somewhat literary word. Not used in everyday casual conversation.
🇵🇭 Tinakwil niya ang marawal na pamumuhay upang magbagong-buhay.
🇺🇸 He renounced the ignoble way of life to start anew.
🇵🇭 Isang marawal na krimen ang ginawa niya sa kanyang kapwa.
🇺🇸 He committed a base crime against his fellow person.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.