EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
offspring...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/SUP-ling/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa anak o mga anak ng isang tao o hayop; maaari ring tumukoy sa usbong o bagong sibol na bahagi ng isang halaman.
EN: offspring
A more poetic way to say "anak." It sounds like something your lola would say, or something you'd read in a Florante at Laura-esque book. It can also mean a new sprout on a plant, which is a nice metaphor, right? Your kids are your little sprouts. Aww.
Has a literary or formal flavor. Not typically used in everyday casual conversation, where "anak" is preferred.
🇵🇭 Ang nag-iisang supling ng hari ang magmamana ng trono.
🇺🇸 The king's only offspring will inherit the throne.
🇵🇭 May mga bagong supling na tumutubo sa puno ng mangga.
🇺🇸 There are new shoots growing on the mango tree.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.