EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tenth (in a series); for the tenth...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pan-sam-PU/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa ikasampu sa pagkakasunod-sunod; pang-bilang na ordinals para sa sampu.
EN: tenth (in a series); for the tenth
This is the grand finale of a top ten list. Yung feeling na 'And for our tenth and final contestant...' Parang sa 13th month pay, 'pag 10th day na ng December at wala pa, nagiging 'pansampu' na ang araw na hinihintay mo. The last one to complete the set of ten.
From 'sampu' (ten) and the prefix 'pan-' (ordinal marker).
ROOT MEANING: Ten
'Pansampu' and 'ikasampu' are often interchangeable, but 'pansampu' can sometimes imply completing a set of ten.
🇵🇭 Siya ang pansampu sa pila.
🇺🇸 He is the tenth in line.
🇵🇭 Ito na ang pansampu kong subok na makapasa sa exam.
🇺🇸 This is my tenth attempt to pass the exam.
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