EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to feed (regional/Visayan)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pa-KA-on/
FIL: Isang utos o pakiusap na bigyan ng pagkain ang isang tao o hayop. Katumbas ng "pakain" sa Tagalog, at karaniwang ginagamit sa mga wikang Bisaya.
EN: to feed (regional/Visayan)
This is what happens when your Tagalog-speaking friend visits Cebu. They ask, 'Anong Tagalog ng 'pakaon'?' and you say, 'pakain.' It's the act of feeding someone, whether it's your pet, your 'jowa', or the 'chismis' you're feeding your friends.
From Visayan languages, `pa-` (causative prefix) + `kaon` (to eat).
ROOT MEANING: to fetch; to get (water)
While understood in many areas due to media and migration, 'pakain' is the standard Tagalog term. Using 'pakaon' often indicates a Visayan language background.
🇵🇭 Huwag kalimutang pakaon sa mga alagang aso.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to feed the pet dogs.
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