EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to carry on the head...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/su-NONG/
FIL: Ang pagdadala ng isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatong nito sa ulo.
EN: to carry on the head
The original hands-free carrying method, perfected by palengke vendors and rural folks. You see someone with a "bilao" of kakanin or a basin of fish gracefully balanced on their head, navigating a crowd? That's **sunong**. It’s a skill that requires insane balance and a strong neck.
The action is "sumunong" (actor-focus) or "sunungin" (object-focus). The state of being carried is "nakasunong".
🇵🇭 Magaling sumunong ng banga ang mga katutubo sa aming probinsya.
🇺🇸 The indigenous people in our province are skilled at carrying jars on their heads.
🇵🇭 Sanay si Aling Nena na sunungin ang mabigat na timba ng tubig mula sa poso.
🇺🇸 Aling Nena is used to carrying the heavy pail of water from the well on her head.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.