EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rice container; granary...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/pa-la-bi-ga-SAN/
FIL: Isang sisidlan o imbakan ng bigas.
EN: rice container; granary
Literally, your rice dispenser. In Filipino culture, it's a symbol of prosperity and stability. If your palabigasan is full, you're doing okay. If it's empty, it's "petsa de peligro" time. It's the most important appliance next to the rice cooker.
From "pa-" + "bigas" (uncooked rice) + "-an" (locus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: uncooked rice
Can also be used metaphorically to mean 'source of income' or 'bread and butter', but this is less common. The primary meaning is the physical container.
🇵🇭 Kailangan na nating punuin ang palabigasan dahil paubos na ang bigas.
🇺🇸 We need to fill the rice container because the rice is almost gone.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.