EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Defense, protection, advocacy...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pag-ta-tang-GOL/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagprotekta o pag-iingat sa isang tao, bagay, o karapatan laban sa panganib, pag-atake, o kritisismo.
EN: Defense, protection, advocacy
This is your 'ride or die' instinct kicking in. It's when you jump into a comments section to defend your favorite celebrity, or when an older sibling stands up to a bully for their younger sibling. It's what lawyers do in court and what soldiers do for the country. It's the act of saying "Subukan mong saktan 'yan, kami ang makakalaban mo." (You try to hurt them, you'll have to go through us).
From "pag-" (verbal noun prefix) + "tanggol" (defense).
ROOT MEANING: defense
Can be physical (defending against an attack), verbal (defending an idea), or legal (defending a client).
🇵🇭 Ang pagtatanggol sa sarili ay isang karapatan.
🇺🇸 Self-defense is a right.
🇵🇭 Humanga ako sa kanyang matapang na pagtatanggol sa mga inaapi.
🇺🇸 I admired his brave advocacy for the oppressed.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.