EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hospital; clinic...
to cause to be wasted...
to cause shock or terror...
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/pa-ga-mu-TAN/
FIL: Isang gusali o lugar kung saan ginagamot ang mga taong may sakit o pinsala.
EN: hospital; clinic
The more formal, slightly old-school word for 'ospital'. You'll see this on government-run health centers and provincial hospitals. It sounds more serious and, let's be honest, a bit more intimidating than 'ospital'. It's where you go when 'pagalingin' is the goal.
ROOT MEANING: medicine, drug, cure
While 'ospital' is more common in everyday conversation, 'pagamutan' is prevalent in formal writing, news reports, and official government names for health facilities.
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🇵🇭 Isinugod siya sa pinakamalapit na pagamutan matapos ang aksidente.
🇺🇸 He was rushed to the nearest hospital after the accident.
🇵🇭 Ang pampublikong pagamutan ay nagbibigay ng libreng serbisyo sa mga mahihirap.
🇺🇸 The public hospital provides free services to the poor.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.