EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bait (for fishing/trapping); feed (for animals)...
well-off; affluent...
biased; partial; inclined...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/PA-kain/
FIL: Anumang bagay na ginagamit na pain o panudyo upang makahuli ng isda o hayop; pagkain para sa mga alagang hayop.
EN: bait (for fishing/trapping); feed (for animals)
This is the stuff you use to lure something in. It could be the actual worms you put on a hook to catch fish, or the pellets you give your chickens. Metaphorically, it's the "free webinar" that's really just a sales pitch, or the "sample" that gets you hooked on a product. It's the bait, and you, my friend, are the fish.
ROOT MEANING: act of eating; a meal
Pronunciation is key to distinguish this from the verb. For the noun, the stress is on the first syllable (PA-kain). For the verb, it's on the second (pa-KA-in).
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🇵🇭 Kailangan nating bumili ng pakain para sa mga manok.
🇺🇸 We need to buy feed for the chickens.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang hipon bilang pakain sa pamingwit.
🇺🇸 He used shrimp as bait for the fishing rod.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.