EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
seedling; sapling...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pun-LA/
FIL: Isang batang halaman na itinatanim, karaniwang mula sa buto, na ililipat sa permanenteng lugar kapag lumaki na.
EN: seedling; sapling
The baby plant you grow in a small pot or tray before moving it to the main garden. It's the 'probie' stage of a plant's life. Figuratively, it's used for ideas or children—the 'seedlings' of the future. "Ang mga kabataan ang punla ng ating bayan."
Common in agriculture and gardening. Also used metaphorically.
🇵🇭 Inilipat na ng magsasaka ang mga punla ng palay sa bukid.
🇺🇸 The farmer has already transferred the rice seedlings to the field.
🇵🇭 Ang bawat mabuting gawa ay parang punla na balang araw ay mamumunga.
🇺🇸 Every good deed is like a seedling that will one day bear fruit.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.