EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
jumping around; hopping about...
to calculate...
calculation...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-lun-DAG-lun-DAG/
FIL: Isang paraan ng pagkilos na may kasamang paulit-ulit at masiglang paglundag. Ginagamit din bilang paglalarawan sa isang taong pabago-bago ng desisyon o trabaho.
EN: jumping around; hopping about
This is you after getting your 13th-month pay. Literally, it's a happy kid on a sugar rush. Figuratively, it's your 'career path' if you've had 5 jobs in 2 years. The movement of a person who can't stay in one place, literally or metaphorically.
From pa- prefix + duplicated root lundag. The repetition indicates a continuous, repeated, or non-serious action.
ROOT MEANING: jump; leap
Can be used literally for movement or figuratively for someone who frequently changes jobs, ideas, or loyalties ('job-hopper').
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🇵🇭 Palundag-lundag sa tuwa ang bata nang matanggap ang regalo.
🇺🇸 The child was jumping around in joy upon receiving the gift.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya bilang isang empleyadong palundag-lundag ng kumpanya.
🇺🇸 He is known as an employee who is always hopping from one company to another.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.