EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
something used for closing; lock; cover...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pan-sa-RA/
FIL: Isang bagay, kasangkapan, o mekanismo na ginagamit upang isara ang isang butas, daanan, o lalagyan.
EN: something used for closing; lock; cover
This is your 'closure' device. It can be the zipper on your jeans, the takip on your Tupperware, or the padlock on your gate para di makapasok ang mga magnanakaw (o yung manliligaw na ayaw mo). Metaphorically, ito yung 'move on' button mo sa isang ex, the final block on social media. The end. Fin. Sarado na.
From Spanish 'cerrar' (to close) via Filipino 'sara', and the prefix 'pan-' (instrument for).
ROOT MEANING: to close, to shut
A general term. Can be a lock (kandado), a lid (takip), a zipper (siper), etc.
🇵🇭 Nawawala ang pansara ng bote.
🇺🇸 The cover for the bottle is missing.
🇵🇭 Bumili ka ng bagong pansara para sa pinto.
🇺🇸 Buy a new lock for the door.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.