EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dump site; landfill...
don't...
Don't speak; Be quiet...
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.
/pa-tam-ba-KAN/
FIL: Isang lugar kung saan itinatambak o itinatapon ang mga basura at iba pang mga kalat.
EN: dump site; landfill
This is the final resting place for your empty Shopee packages, your takeout containers, and all the things you threw away. It’s the mountain of trash, the `tambakan` on a grand scale. It's also what your room looks like when your mom hasn't visited in a month. "Ano ba 'to, kwarto o patambakan?"
From `pa-` + `tambak` (pile, heap) + `-an` (locative suffix), literally "a place for piling things".
Refers specifically to a designated area for dumping waste, often on a large, municipal scale.
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🇵🇭 Ang amoy mula sa patambakan ay umaabot sa aming barangay.
🇺🇸 The smell from the dump site reaches our neighborhood.
🇵🇭 Maraming pamilya ang nabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng pangangalakal sa patambakan.
🇺🇸 Many families make a living by scavenging in the landfill.
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.