EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
junction; fork (in the road); point of divergence...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pi-nag-sa-nga-HAN/
FIL: Isang punto kung saan ang isang daan, ilog, o anumang linya ay nahahati sa dalawa o higit pang direksyon; isang sangandaan.
EN: junction; fork (in the road); point of divergence
That moment in your life when you have to choose between two job offers, or more importantly, between Jollibee and McDo. It's the 'two roads diverged in a yellow wood' moment, but in the Philippines, it's probably a fork in the road with a waiting shed and a sari-sari store. A literal or metaphorical point of decision.
ROOT MEANING: branch
Often used interchangeably with 'sangandaan', but 'pinagsangahan' can more specifically refer to the exact point of branching.
🇵🇭 Sa pinagsangahan ng daan, lumiko ka pakanan.
🇺🇸 At the fork in the road, turn right.
🇵🇭 Ang ilog ay may pinagsangahan patungo sa dalawang magkaibang bayan.
🇺🇸 The river has a junction leading to two different towns.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.