EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be infested by pests, to be plagued by...
to make something shine or sparkle...
ridge of a roof; ridgepole...
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FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging apektado o sinasalakay ng mga peste (insekto o hayop); ang pagdanas ng malawakang problema o sakit.
EN: to be infested by pests, to be plagued by
The verb form of 'peste'. Used literally when your rice field is attacked by locusts, or figuratively when your life is attacked by a series of unfortunate events. 'Pineste ng utang,' for example.
From 'peste' + Tagalog verb affix '-hin'.
ROOT MEANING: pest, plague, annoyance
Can be literal (for crops) or figurative (for problems).
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🇵🇭 Kapag hindi inalagaan, maaaring pestehin ang iyong mga pananim.
🇺🇸 If not cared for, your crops might be infested by pests.
🇵🇭 Pineste ng mga daga ang buong bodega.
🇺🇸 The entire warehouse was infested by rats.
🇵🇭 Tila pineste ng malas ang pamilya nila ngayong taon.
🇺🇸 It seems their family was plagued by bad luck this year.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.