EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pointer...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pan-TU-ro/
FIL: Isang kagamitan o materyales na ginagamit sa pagtuturo. Maaari rin itong tumukoy sa isang bagay na ginagamit sa pagturo ng direksyon o lokasyon.
EN: pointer
This can be your teacher's old-school wooden stick, a fancy laser pointer in a corporate presentation, or even your lola's nguso (pursed lips) giving you directions. Anything used 'for pointing' or 'for teaching' falls under panturo. The prefix 'pan-' plus 'turo' (to point/to teach) makes it a super versatile word.
ROOT MEANING: teaching; instruction; pointer
Derived from 'pan-' + 'turo' (point/teach). The meaning depends on which sense of 'turo' is used. It can mean 'pointer' or 'instructional material'.
🇵🇭 Gumagamit ang guro ng mga makukulay na larawan bilang kagamitang panturo.
🇺🇸 The teacher uses colorful pictures as teaching materials.
🇵🇭 Kinuha niya ang patpat at ginawang panturo sa mapa.
🇺🇸 He took the stick and used it as a pointer on the map.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.