EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ninetieth...
To place in the middle; to center...
To cock (a gun); to set (a trap)...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
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FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang bagay o tao na nasa ika-90 na posisyon sa isang serye o pagkakasunod-sunod.
EN: ninetieth
That feeling when you're in a super long queue for concert tickets and you're the 90th person. Or when your lola celebrates her ninetieth birthday. It's not a number you use every day, but when you do, it usually means something is either very old, very long, or you've been waiting for a *very* long time.
From `pan-` (ordinal prefix) + `siyamnapu` (ninety).
ROOT MEANING: ninety (90)
An ordinal number. The prefix "ika-" is more commonly used to form ordinal numbers (e.g., "ika-siyamnapu").
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🇵🇭 Ipinagdiriwang namin ang kanyang pansiyamnapu na kaarawan.
🇺🇸 We are celebrating his ninetieth birthday.
🇵🇭 Siya ang pansiyamnapu sa listahan ng mga naghihintay.
🇺🇸 She is the ninetieth on the waiting list.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.