EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
left wide open; abandoned; neglected...
straddled; riding on the back of another...
to bite or snap at each other...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-ka-ti-wang-WANG/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging bukas na bukas, walang takip, o pinabayaan at hindi inaalagaan.
EN: left wide open; abandoned; neglected
That empty lot in your neighborhood that's full of tall grass and probably has a kapre. 'Yan ay 'nakatiwangwang'. Or a house whose owners left for Canada 10 years ago and is now falling apart. Or even just a jar of peanut butter left on the counter with no lid. It's open, exposed, and lonely-looking.
Conveys a sense of neglect, emptiness, and being exposed to the elements.
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🇵🇭 Matagal nang nakatiwangwang ang lumang bahay na iyon.
🇺🇸 That old house has been abandoned for a long time.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong iwanang nakatiwangwang ang pinto sa gabi.
🇺🇸 Don't leave the door wide open at night.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.