EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
in groups; in batches...
to be hindered; to be obstructed...
to be shuffled (like cards); to be disconcerted or...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Sa paraan ng pagiging nasa maliliit na grupo, pangkat, o pulutong; hindi sabay-sabay kundi paunti-unting mga pangkat.
EN: in groups; in batches
How people arrive at a party—not all at once, but in small squads. 'Uy, andyan na sila Anna's barkada!' It’s also how chismis spreads, from one small group to the next.
From the reduplication of `pulutong` (platoon, group).
Describes the manner in which people or things are grouped or arrive. It emphasizes their formation into several distinct groups.
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🇵🇭 Pulu-pulutong na dumating ang mga bisita sa kasal.
🇺🇸 The guests arrived in groups at the wedding.
🇵🇭 Nagmartsa nang pulu-pulutong ang mga sundalo.
🇺🇸 The soldiers marched in platoons.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.