EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fallen over, toppled...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/na-ka-tum-BA/
FIL: Nasa kalagayang bumagsak mula sa pagkakatayo; natumba at hindi na nakatindig.
EN: fallen over, toppled
Parang 'yung Jenga tower na pinaghirapan mong buuin, tapos biglang may bumunggo. Nakatumba! Or 'yung puno pagkatapos ng malakas na bagyo. It means something that was once upright is now lying on its side.
From Spanish 'tumba' (tomb, grave), which influenced the local meaning to 'to fall' or 'to topple', as if falling to one's grave.
ROOT MEANING: fallen; toppled over
Describes an object that has fallen from a vertical to a horizontal position.
🇵🇭 Maraming poste ang nakatumba dahil sa malakas na hangin.
🇺🇸 Many posts were toppled due to the strong winds.
🇵🇭 Iniwan niyang nakatumba ang mga bote sa mesa.
🇺🇸 He left the bottles fallen over on the table.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.