EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hold a wake for someone...
high-pitched, shrill...
to be moved, to be shaken, to be disturbed...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-la-MA-yan/
FIL: Ang pagsasagawa ng lamay o burol para sa isang yumaong tao.
EN: to hold a wake for someone
This is the verb form. It's what the family *does* for the deceased. "Paglamayan natin si Lolo" means "Let's hold a wake for Grandpa." It's the act of hosting the vigil, keeping watch over the departed before the final farewell.
From `pag-` + `lamay` + `-an` (locative/benefactive suffix).
A verb in the imperative or infinitive form. It indicates the action of holding a vigil for a specific person.
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🇵🇭 Nais ng pamilya na paglamayan ang kanilang ama sa kanilang sariling bahay.
🇺🇸 The family wants to hold the wake for their father in their own home.
🇵🇭 Saan ba natin siya paglalamayan?
🇺🇸 Where will we hold the wake for him?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.