EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
leader; chief; head...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pi-NU-no/
FIL: Isang tao na namumuno, nangunguna, o may kapangyarihan sa isang grupo, organisasyon, o bansa.
EN: leader; chief; head
The boss, the team lead, the barangay captain, the president. The person everyone looks at when things go wrong, and the person who takes the credit when things go right. Sila 'yung laging may 'final say.'
From 'puno' (head/chief), possibly with a fossilized '-in-' infix, now functioning as a standalone noun.
ROOT MEANING: tree
Distinct from 'puno' (tree) or 'puno' (full). The stress is on the second syllable: pi-NU-no.
🇵🇭 Ang pinuno ng aming pangkat ang nagprisinta ng aming proyekto.
🇺🇸 The leader of our group presented our project.
🇵🇭 Isang mabuting pinuno ang naglilingkod sa kanyang nasasakupan.
🇺🇸 A good leader serves their constituents.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.