EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
grimy; smudged (usually on the face)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ru-SING/
FIL: Nagtataglay ng dumi o uling na karaniwang makikita sa mukha, na nagbibigay ng itsurang hindi malinis.
EN: grimy; smudged (usually on the face)
This is the specific kind of dirt on a person's face, like a smudge of chocolate, ink, or soot. It’s what you see on a kid who just played outside all day, or on your own face after eating a powdered donut. It's cuter than 'marumi' (dirty). 'Uy, may tsokolate ka sa pisngi, ang **marusing** mo!'
From ma- (adjective prefix) + dusing (smudge, grime on the face).
ROOT MEANING: smudge of dirt on the face
`Marusing` is almost always used to describe a person's face. `Marumi` is more general.
🇵🇭 Ang batang naglalaro sa kalye ay umuwing marusing ang mukha.
🇺🇸 The child playing in the street came home with a grimy face.
🇵🇭 Punasan mo ang bibig mo, marusing ka dahil sa kinain mong biko.
🇺🇸 Wipe your mouth, you're smudged because of the biko you ate.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.