EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Floating...
worn out, blunt...
to wear down, to make blunt...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-lu-TANG/
FIL: Ang kilos o kalagayan ng pananatili sa ibabaw ng likido o sa hangin; maaari ring tumukoy sa biglaang paglitaw o paglabas.
EN: Floating
Two meanings here. First, the literal one: chilling in the pool without sinking, like a beach ball or a lazy vacationer. Second, the 'chismis' one: when something or someone suddenly appears out of nowhere. 'Biglang paglutang ng isyu' (sudden emergence of an issue) or when an ex 'lumutang' again after months of silence. It's the state of being visible after being hidden, whether in water or in life's drama.
From pag- (nominalizing prefix) + lutang (to float, to emerge).
ROOT MEANING: floating; distracted
Can be literal (floating) or figurative (emerging, appearing). As an adjective, 'lutang' can also mean dazed or not mentally present.
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🇵🇭 Nakatulong ang salbabida sa kanyang paglutang sa dagat.
🇺🇸 The lifebuoy helped with his floating in the sea.
🇵🇭 Nagulat ang lahat sa biglaang paglutang ng kanyang pangalan sa listahan ng mga nanalo.
🇺🇸 Everyone was surprised by the sudden appearance of his name on the list of winners.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.