EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
looking around furtively; glancing about...
tall and skinny...
rufous hornbill...
Pang-uri
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/pa-LI-nga-LI-nga/
FIL: Ang paulit-ulit na pagtingin sa paligid sa paraang tila may hinahanap, aligaga, o nag-iingat.
EN: looking around furtively; glancing about
This is you in a crowded mall during a 12.12 sale, desperately looking for a specific shop. It's also the "Hala, nasaan na si Mama?" panic look of a child in SM. Or when you're late for a meeting and you're scanning the coffee shop for your boss, hoping they haven't seen you yet.
Reduplication of 'linga'.
ROOT MEANING: to look around; to glance back and forth
Describes a state of being restless, anxious, or searching.
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🇵🇭 Palinga-linga ang magnanakaw habang naghahanap ng kanyang bibiktimahin.
🇺🇸 The thief was looking around furtively while searching for his next victim.
🇵🇭 Bakit ka palinga-linga diyan? May hinahanap ka ba?
🇺🇸 Why are you glancing about? Are you looking for something?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.