EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
heater; place for heating...
merciful, compassionate...
pleasant, agreeable, inviting...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pa-i-NI-tan/
FIL: Isang lugar, kasangkapan, o kagamitan na ginagamit upang magbigay o magdagdag ng init sa isang bagay.
EN: heater; place for heating
This could be your microwave oven (*microwavable painitan*), the office water dispenser's hot tap, or that spot sa ilalim ng araw where you dry your laundry. It's any place or thing you use to banish the cold, whether from your food, your body, or your lonely heart.
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `init` (heat) + `-an` (locative suffix, indicating a place or instrument).
ROOT MEANING: heat, warmth
Can refer to a device (like a water heater) or a location (like a spot under the sun).
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🇵🇭 Ilagay mo ang ulam sa painitan para hindi mapanis.
🇺🇸 Put the viand in the heater (e.g., microwave) so it doesn't spoil.
🇵🇭 Sira ang aming painitan ng tubig kaya malamig ang panligo namin.
🇺🇸 Our water heater is broken, that's why our bathwater is cold.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.