EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dying; state of being near death; agony...
lively; cheerful; active...
Bicol Express (a spicy Filipino pork dish)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-a-a-gaw-BU-hay/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng isang tao na nasa bingit ng kamatayan, kung saan tila naglalaban ang buhay at kamatayan.
EN: dying; state of being near death; agony
This is the most dramatic scene in any teleserye. The character is in the hospital, the heart monitor is beeping erratically, and the family is crying outside. It's the literal 'snatching of life'—a tug-of-war between life and death. The ultimate cliffhanger.
From the nominalizing prefix 'pag-a-' + 'agaw' (to snatch) + 'buhay' (life).
ROOT MEANING: dying; moribund
A compound noun. 'Agaw-buhay' can also be used as an adjective (e.g., 'Siya ay agaw-buhay'). 'Pag-aagaw-buhay' refers to the state or process itself.
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🇵🇭 Matagal ang naging pag-aagaw-buhay ng matanda bago siya pumanaw.
🇺🇸 The old man's struggle with death was long before he passed away.
🇵🇭 Nasaksihan ng mga doktor ang kanyang pag-aagaw-buhay sa emergency room.
🇺🇸 The doctors witnessed his fight for life in the emergency room.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.