EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
depository; place for safekeeping...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-la-ga-KAN/
FIL: Isang lugar o sisidlan kung saan inilalagay o itinatago ang isang bagay para sa kaligtasan o pangangalaga.
EN: depository; place for safekeeping
This is your LBC 'Kahit Saan, Padala' box, your bank's safety deposit box, or that special 'tago na alkansya' for your travel fund. A paglagakan is any place you entrust your valuables, whether it's your pera, your alahas, or your secret stash of Choc-Nut.
From pag- (prefix) + lagak (to deposit) + -an (locative suffix), creating a noun that means 'a place to deposit things'.
ROOT MEANING: deposit, down payment; bail
Often used in formal or financial contexts, like depositing money or entrusting something valuable.
🇵🇭 Ang bangko ang pinakakaraniwang paglagakan ng pera ng mga tao.
🇺🇸 The bank is the most common depository for people's money.
🇵🇭 Ginawa niyang paglagakan ng mga lumang liham ang isang baul na kahoy.
🇺🇸 She used a wooden chest as a place for safekeeping for old letters.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.