EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rag, cloth for wiping...
to fund; to allocate funds for...
to aim at; to target...
Pang-uri
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/pa-MU-nas/
FIL: Isang kasangkapan, karaniwang tela o papel, na ginagamit sa pag-alis ng dumi, basa, o alikabok sa isang ibabaw sa pamamagitan ng pagpahid.
EN: rag, cloth for wiping
The unsung hero of every Filipino household. It can be a legit, store-bought "Basahan," a retired Good Morning towel, or your dad's old sando. There's a hierarchy: one for the table (pamunas ng mesa), one for the dishes (pamunas ng pinggan), and the floor-level one that you wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole.
From `punas` (to wipe). The `paN-` prefix (manifesting as `pa-` in this case) turns the verb into a noun representing the tool used for the action.
ROOT MEANING: wipe; act of wiping
A general term. Specificity is added with 'ng + [object]', e.g., 'pamunas ng mesa' (table wipe) or 'pamunas ng pinggan' (dish towel).
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🇵🇭 Pakikuha ng pamunas at may natapong kape sa sahig.
🇺🇸 Please get a rag as there's spilled coffee on the floor.
🇵🇭 Ito ang pamunas ng pinggan, huwag mong gamitin sa mesa.
🇺🇸 This is the dish towel, don't use it on the table.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.