EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To meow; to wail...
wake; vigil for the dead...
hill...
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FIL: Ang paglikha ng tunog na "meow" na katangian ng pusa, o ang pag-iyak nang malakas na parang pusa.
EN: To meow; to wail
Primarily the sound a cat makes when it's 5 AM and its food bowl is empty. By extension, it's also what a person does when they cry in a whiny, attention-seeking way. "Stop meowing and tell me what's wrong!" is a valid parental response.
ROOT MEANING: to wail, to cry loudly, to bawl
While it can mean 'to wail' for humans, its primary and more common meaning is 'to meow' for cats.
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🇵🇭 Gabi-gabi, naririnig kong ngumawa ang pusa sa bubungan.
🇺🇸 Every night, I hear the cat meow on the roof.
🇵🇭 Ngumawa na naman ang bata dahil sa taas ng bill ng kuryente.
🇺🇸 The child wailed again because of the high electricity bill.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.