EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ajar; slightly open...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/na-ka-A-wang/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging bahagyang bukas, tulad ng pinto, bintana, o bibig.
EN: ajar; slightly open
This is the state of the door when your mom wants to check on you without fully committing to entering your room. It's how your mouth hangs when you see something shocking (nga-nga). Not fully open, not fully closed. Just enough for chismis (or a draft) to get through.
ROOT MEANING: gap; crevice; small opening
Describes a state, not an action. It's the result of the action 'umawang' or 'inawang'.
🇵🇭 Iniwan niyang nakaawang ang bintana upang makapasok ang sariwang hangin.
🇺🇸 He left the window ajar to let the fresh air in.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.