EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of bowing or stooping...
diocese...
to measure by fathom; to stretch out one's arms...
Pang-uri
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/pag-yuk-DO/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagyuko o pagbaba ng ulo at katawan bilang tanda ng paggalang, pagsang-ayon, o pagkuha ng isang bagay mula sa ibaba.
EN: act of bowing or stooping
It's that slight bow you give to your elders after saying 'Mano po.' Or the way you bend down to pick up something you dropped. It’s a gesture of respect, submission, or simply a physical action of stooping. In a 'hugot' sense, it's what you do when you finally accept defeat in an argument with your partner: you just bow your head and say, 'Opo, tama ka.'
From `pag-` + `yukdo` (to bow, to stoop).
ROOT MEANING: to bow the head (in reverence)
'Pagyuko' is a much more common synonym. 'Pagyukdo' sounds a bit more formal or literary.
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🇵🇭 Ang pagyukdo ay isang paraan ng pagpapakita ng respeto sa kulturang Hapones.
🇺🇸 Bowing is a way of showing respect in Japanese culture.
🇵🇭 Isang mabilis na pagyukdo ang ginawa niya para pulutin ang nahulog na barya.
🇺🇸 He did a quick stoop to pick up the fallen coin.
Pang-uri
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