EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dusk; twilight; period of darkness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tag-di-LIM/
FIL: Ang panahon ng pag-aagaw ng liwanag at dilim sa paglubog ng araw; dapit-hapon. Maaari ring tumukoy sa isang panahon ng kahirapan, kamangmangan, o kasamaan.
EN: dusk; twilight; period of darkness
It's that spooky time of day when the sun has clocked out but the moon hasn't clocked in yet. Your lola would tell you to get inside the house "dahil tagdilim na, baka may magpakita." It's the golden hour for aswangs and the primetime for ghost stories. Metaphorically, it's the "dark ages" or a tough phase in life, like the week before sahod.
From "tag-" (season/period prefix) + "dilim" (darkness).
ROOT MEANING: darkness
Can be used both literally for twilight and metaphorically for a period of hardship or ignorance.
🇵🇭 Umuwi ka na bago mag-tagdilim.
🇺🇸 Go home before dusk.
🇵🇭 Ang bansa ay dumanas ng panahon ng tagdilim sa ilalim ng diktador.
🇺🇸 The country experienced a period of darkness under the dictator.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.