EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to signal (someone/something)...
Steamed brown rice cake...
Mattress...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/sig-NA-lan/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng senyas o hudyat sa isang tao o bagay upang maghatid ng mensahe o utos.
EN: to signal (someone/something)
This is what you do to the jeepney driver when you want to get off. You don't just magically teleport to the sidewalk; you signalan mo siya by shouting "Para!" or knocking on the roof. It's the verb form of getting someone's attention for a specific purpose.
From the English loanword "signal" + Tagalog suffix "-an".
ROOT MEANING: signal
A verb created from a common English loanword.
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🇵🇭 Signalan mo ako kapag handa ka na.
🇺🇸 Signal me when you're ready.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong signalan ang tsuper bago ka bumaba.
🇺🇸 You need to signal the driver before you get off.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.