EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to lead; to manage...
Latched; bolted....
Panic; fluster; bewilderment....
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/pa-mu-nu-AN/
FIL: Ang paggabay, pagkontrol, o pangangasiwa sa isang pangkat, organisasyon, o proyekto.
EN: to lead; to manage
The verb form of being the 'puno' or the boss. It's what your team lead does during a project, what the barangay captain does for the community, or what you do when you're in charge of ordering the group's lunch. 'Ikaw na ang **pamunuan** mo ang meeting, besh!'
From 'pa-' + 'puno' + '-an'.
ROOT MEANING: tree
This is the object-focus form of the verb. The actor-focus form is 'mamuno'. The stress is on the last syllable.
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🇵🇭 Hiniling sa kanya na pamunuan ang bagong departamento.
🇺🇸 He was asked to lead the new department.
🇵🇭 Mahirap pamunuan ang isang pangkat na watak-watak ang opinyon.
🇺🇸 It's difficult to manage a group with divided opinions.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.