EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a chip; a nick...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pi-nga-SAN/
FIL: Ang bahagi ng isang bagay na may sira o bawas; ang lugar kung saan ito may pingal.
EN: a chip; a nick
This is the 'battle scar' on your plate or mug. The actual location of the 'pingal'. When you run your finger over it, you feel the 'pingasan' and remember that one time you were careless with the dishes. It's a tiny monument to imperfection.
From 'pingal' (chip) + locative/nominal suffix '-an'.
ROOT MEANING: chipped (on the edge)
Refers to the noun, the defect itself, whereas 'pingal' is the adjective describing the state.
🇵🇭 May pingasan ang gilid ng plato kaya itatabi ko na lang.
🇺🇸 There's a chip on the edge of the plate so I'll just set it aside.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang ayusin ang pingasan sa lumang plorera.
🇺🇸 He tried to fix the nick on the old vase.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.