EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
envoy, messenger, emissary...
to become rough; to become coarse...
to spend (money)...
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/SU-go/
FIL: Isang tao na ipinadala upang maghatid ng mensahe, kumatawan, o magsagawa ng isang partikular na misyon para sa isang pinuno, pangkat, o bansa.
EN: envoy, messenger, emissary
Before Grab or Lalamove, we had the sugo. They're the original couriers, but for more high-stakes stuff like royal decrees or declarations of war, not just your milk tea order. In religious contexts, they're the chosen ones, the prophets. Today, it could be the office intern sent to buy coffee for the bosses—the humble sugo of the pantry.
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suRuh.
Often has a formal, official, or religious connotation.
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🇵🇭 Ipinadala ng hari ang kanyang pinagkakatiwalaang sugo sa kabilang kaharian.
🇺🇸 The king sent his trusted envoy to the other kingdom.
🇵🇭 Naniniwala sila na si Hesus ay ang sugo ng Diyos.
🇺🇸 They believe that Jesus is the messenger of God.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.