EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
toy soldiers; playing soldier...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sun-da-sun-da-LU-han/
FIL: Isang laro kung saan ginagaya ang mga kilos at gawain ng isang sundalo; maaari ring tumukoy sa mga laruang kawal.
EN: toy soldiers; playing soldier
This is the classic childhood game of playing war with plastic green army men or just running around with a stick yelling 'Bang! Bang!'. It can also be used sarcastically to describe someone acting tough or militaristic without real authority, like a security guard who thinks he's a general. 'Stop with your sunda-sundaluhan, you're not the boss.'
From 'sundalo' with reduplication of the first two syllables and the suffix '-an', indicating a game or imitation.
ROOT MEANING: soldier
Can refer to the toy soldiers themselves or the act of playing the game.
🇵🇭 Mahilig maglaro ng sunda-sundaluhan ang mga batang lalaki sa kalye.
🇺🇸 The young boys love to play soldiers on the street.
🇵🇭 Puno ng sunda-sundaluhan ang kanyang kahon ng laruan.
🇺🇸 His toy box is full of toy soldiers.
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