EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
observation; act of watching or looking at...
to mangle, to shred, to crush completely...
to attack, to invade, to charge...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pag-ma-ma-LAS/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagtingin, pag-obserba, o pagmamasid sa isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari.
EN: observation; act of watching or looking at
It's like being a CCTV operator for life. Or a professional 'Marites' (gossiper) gathering data. Pagmamalas is the act of watching something unfold, whether it's the sunset at Manila Bay, your neighbor's new car, or a heated argument in a teleserye. It's the formal, noun form of 'to see' or 'to observe.'
From pag- + the first syllable of mag- (ma-) + mag- + malas (to see, behold).
ROOT MEANING: unlucky
This word is formal and not as common in everyday conversation as 'pagmamasid' or 'pagtingin'. The root 'malas' here means 'to see/behold', and is not to be confused with the more common homonym 'malas' meaning 'unlucky'.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang pagmamalas sa mga bituin ay nagbigay sa kanya ng kapayapaan.
🇺🇸 His observation of the stars gave him peace.
🇵🇭 Sa isang saglit na pagmamalas, nakita niya ang buong pangyayari.
🇺🇸 In a brief act of watching, he saw the whole incident.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.