EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
various, assorted, miscellaneous...
acute accent (´)...
circumflex accent (^)...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/sa-ri-SA-ri/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa kalipunan ng mga bagay na may iba't ibang uri, anyo, o katangian; halo-halo.
EN: various, assorted, miscellaneous
This is the official adjective of the Filipino household drawer where you find everything from old batteries, a random button, a single chopstick, to your birth certificate. It's the "etc." in spoken form. "Ano laman ng bag mo?" "Sarisari... alam mo na, pambayad, resibo, lip balm, at tatlong takip ng ballpen na walang ballpen."
Reduplication of 'sari' (variety).
ROOT MEANING: various, assorted
Almost always used before a noun, as in 'sari-saring bagay' (miscellaneous things). The hyphenated form 'sari-sari' is also very common and interchangeable.
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🇵🇭 May tindahan siya ng sarisaring paninda sa palengke.
🇺🇸 She has a store with assorted goods in the market.
🇵🇭 Napag-usapan namin ang sarisaring paksa, mula politika hanggang showbiz.
🇺🇸 We talked about various topics, from politics to showbiz.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.