EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something blessed...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/pa-bas-ba-SAN/
FIL: Hilingin sa isang pari o kinikilalang awtoridad na magsagawa ng ritwal ng pagbabasbas sa isang tao, bagay, o lugar.
EN: to have something blessed
The Filipino way of spiritually "activating" something new. Got a new car? `Pabasbasan` mo sa pari para iwas-bangga. New house? `Pabasbasan` mo to drive away the bad spirits (and maybe lower the chance of leaky faucets). It's like getting a divine warranty or a spiritual insurance policy.
The verb form is often 'ipabasbas' (to have something blessed). 'Pabasbasan' as a command means 'to have [it] blessed'.
🇵🇭 Bukas namin ipapa-pabasbasan ang aming bagong sasakyan.
🇺🇸 We will have our new car blessed tomorrow.
🇵🇭 Pabasbasan natin ang bahay bago tayo lumipat.
🇺🇸 Let's have the house blessed before we move in.
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