EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
threatening, menace, threat...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ba-ban-TA/
FIL: Ang kilos o pananalita na nagpapahayag ng layuning manakit, magdulot ng pinsala, o magparusa sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: threatening, menace, threat
This is your mom giving you "the look" and saying "Umuwi ka bago mag-alas diyes, kundi..." That's a low-level threat. A high-level one is from your landlord: "Bayad o layas!" It's the verbal warning shot before things get real, the promise of negative consequences if you don't comply. It's the "You'll be sorry!" of the Filipino world.
ROOT MEANING: threat, menace, warning
🇵🇭 Nakatanggap siya ng pagbabanta sa kanyang cellphone.
🇺🇸 He received a threat on his cellphone.
🇵🇭 Ang pagbabanta sa buhay ng isang tao ay isang seryosong krimen.
🇺🇸 The act of threatening a person's life is a serious crime.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.