EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dictionary...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-la-wi-KA-an/
FIL: Isang aklat-sanggunian na naglalaman ng mga salita ng isang wika na nakaayos nang paalpabeto, na may kasamang kahulugan, pagbigkas, at iba pang impormasyon.
EN: dictionary
The OG Google search. The book you used to have to lug around in Filipino class to find the meaning of 'malikmata' or 'balintataw'. Now it's an app on your phone, but the purpose is the same: to define words and settle arguments about what they mean.
From 'pala-' (indicating a system or study) + 'wika' (language) + '-an' (place or collection). It can also refer to linguistics or a collection of proverbs ('palasawikain').
ROOT MEANING: language
A formal and somewhat dated term for 'dictionary'. 'Talahuluganan' and the Spanish loanword 'diksiyonaryo' are more common today.
🇵🇭 Ginamit ng guro ang isang makapal na palawikaan upang mahanap ang kahulugan ng salita.
🇺🇸 The teacher used a thick dictionary to find the meaning of the word.
🇵🇭 Ang pagbuo ng isang komprehensibong palawikaan ay isang napakalaking gawain.
🇺🇸 Creating a comprehensive dictionary is a monumental task.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.