EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stain; to tarnish; to make dirty...
pestle; pounder...
for sale...
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FIL: Gawing marumi o lagyan ng dungis ang isang bagay; siraan ang pangalan o reputasyon ng isang tao.
EN: to stain; to tarnish; to make dirty
Literally, it's making something dirty, like getting mud on your new white shoes. Figuratively, it's what chismis does to someone's reputation. It's staining a good name, bes. To make something dirty, either physically or metaphorically.
From 'pa-' (causative prefix) + 'dungis' (stain/dirt) + '-in' (object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: a smudge on the face; grime
Can be used both literally for physical dirt and figuratively for reputation.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong hayaang padungisin ng putik ang iyong bagong sapatos.
🇺🇸 Don't let your new shoes be stained with mud.
🇵🇭 Ang layunin ng tsismis ay padungisin ang kanyang malinis na pangalan.
🇺🇸 The goal of the gossip is to tarnish her good name.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.