EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a children's counting-out rhyme...
statue...
stencil...
Pang-uri
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/pon-tem-PEN/
FIL: Isang uri ng pambatang tula o awit na ginagamit sa pagbilang o pagpili sa isang laro, tulad ng 'pen-pen de sarapen'.
EN: a children's counting-out rhyme
The ancient algorithm Filipino kids use to decide who's 'taya' (it). It's our version of 'Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,' a ritual of pointing fingers and chanting nonsense words that somehow feels like a legally binding contract on the playground.
Possibly a folk creation, onomatopoeic or nonsensical.
The full rhyme is often 'Pontempen, dodong, kalembang, hari, baraha, espada, bastos, kopas, sota, kabayo, rey.' It's one of many such rhymes.
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🇵🇭 Nag-pontempen muna kami para malaman kung sino ang taya sa taguan.
🇺🇸 We did a counting-out rhyme first to see who would be 'it' in hide-and-seek.
🇵🇭 Itinuro ni Lola ang lumang pontempen sa kanyang mga apo.
🇺🇸 Grandma taught the old counting-out rhyme to her grandchildren.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.