EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
blacksmith, smith, artisan...
to act as a midwife; to deliver a baby...
to start a machine; to make something run...
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FIL: Isang manggagawa na humuhubog ng metal, karaniwan ay bakal, sa pamamagitan ng pagpapainit at pagpupukpok nito.
EN: blacksmith, smith, artisan
Before welders, there was the 'panday'. This is the OG craftsman, the guy who could turn a useless chunk of metal into a deadly 'itak' or a sturdy 'araro'. Today, the most famous one is Flavio, aka Ang Panday, who's basically the Filipino Thor, but his hammer is for forging swords, not summoning lightning.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panday ('skilled person, craftsman').
Can be used more broadly to mean any skilled craftsman or artisan, but its primary meaning is a blacksmith.
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🇵🇭 Nagpagawa ako ng bagong itak sa isang kilalang panday sa aming bayan.
🇺🇸 I had a new bolo knife made by a famous blacksmith in our town.
🇵🇭 Ang galing ng pagkakagawa ng rehas, parang isang tunay na panday ang gumawa.
🇺🇸 The craftsmanship of the grille is excellent, as if a true artisan made it.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.