EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
doorway, entrance...
sugarcane cutting (for planting)...
native, indigenous, inherent...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Ang puwang o bukana sa isang pader kung saan inilalagay ang pinto; ang nagsisilbing daanan papasok o palabas.
EN: doorway, entrance
It's not the door itself ('pinto'), but the space where the door goes. The entrance. Parang sa love life, 'di lang 'yung tao ang problema, minsan 'yung 'situationship' mismo, 'yung space between being single and being official. That's the pintuan. The whole frame and the opening.
From 'pinto' (door) + '-an' (suffix indicating a place).
ROOT MEANING: door
'Pintuan' refers to the doorway or entrance area, while 'pinto' is the physical door panel. They are often used interchangeably in casual conversation but have distinct meanings.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang humarang sa pintuan.
🇺🇸 Don't block the doorway.
🇵🇭 Malawak ang pintuan ng kanilang mansyon.
🇺🇸 The entrance to their mansion is wide.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.