EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
puberty (for males)...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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FIL: Ang yugto sa buhay ng isang lalaki kung saan siya ay nagkakaroon ng mga katangiang pisikal at sekswal ng isang adulto, karaniwang nagsisimula sa pagitan ng edad na 9 at 14.
EN: puberty (for males)
This is the 'awkward stage' for boys. When your voice starts cracking like a poorly-tuned radio, you get your first pimple, and you suddenly become super conscious of girls. It's the official level-up from 'bata' to 'binata'.
From the root word 'binata', meaning 'young man' or 'bachelor'. The prefix 'pag-' and reduplication 'bi-' signifies the process of becoming one.
ROOT MEANING: bachelor
The female equivalent is 'pagdadalaga'.
🇵🇭 Kasama sa pagbibinata ang pagbabago ng boses at pagtubo ng bigote.
🇺🇸 Part of puberty includes the changing of the voice and the growing of a mustache.
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