EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make something shine or sparkle...
full shot (glass)...
shower; bath...
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/pa-lu-ning-NI-ngan/
FIL: Bigyan ng ningning o kintab ang isang bagay; pakinangin.
EN: to make something shine or sparkle
Think of it as applying the ultimate highlighter or running your photo through a "kira-kira" filter. It's the verb for when you want something to be so shiny it could blind your haters. "Bes, **paluningningan** mo 'yang sapatos mo para pang-aura."
From `pa-` (causative prefix) + `luningning` (a variant of ningning, sparkle) + `-an` (locative/object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: sparkle, brilliance, glitter
A more poetic or intense way to say "pakintabin" (to make shiny).
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🇵🇭 Sinabihan niya ang katulong na paluningningan ang sahig na gawa sa marmol.
🇺🇸 He told the helper to make the marble floor shine.
🇵🇭 Nais ng reyna na paluningningan ang kanyang korona bago ang seremonya.
🇺🇸 The queen wants her crown to be made to sparkle before the ceremony.
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