EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
one word...
back (of an animal)...
bristle...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/san-sa-li-TA/
FIL: Isang salita lamang; isang buong pahayag na binubuo ng iisang salita.
EN: one word
Literally "one word." This is what you promise your friend you'll say to their crush, but then you end up giving a whole speech. It's also used to mean "in short" or "in a nutshell." "Sa `sansalita`, pagod na ako." (In one word, I'm tired.) It's a compact, slightly dramatic way of speaking.
From `isa` (one) + `-ng` + `salita` (word).
Often used with "sa" as "sa sansalita," meaning "in a word" or "in short."
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🇵🇭 Sa sansalita, nabigo ang kanilang plano.
🇺🇸 In one word, their plan failed.
🇵🇭 Kahit sansalita ay wala akong narinig mula sa kanya.
🇺🇸 I didn't hear even one word from him.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.