EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to bark...
to sympathize with; to help someone in need...
mutual aid; act of showing sympathy...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ta-HOL/
FIL: Ang paglikha ng aso ng malakas at maikling tunog, o ang metaporikal na pagpapahayag ng galit o pagbabanta nang walang gawa.
EN: to bark
What a dog does when it sees the mailman, a cat, or a suspicious-looking leaf. In human terms, it's like someone who talks loudly and aggressively but doesn't really do anything. "Puro ka tahol, wala ka namang kagat."
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taul, meaning 'to howl, bark'.
The most common verb form is "tumahol" (past/infinitive). Can be used figuratively to mean someone is all talk but no action.
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🇵🇭 Tumatahol ang aso sa tuwing may dadaan.
🇺🇸 The dog barks whenever someone passes by.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang tahol nang tahol diyan kung wala kang gagawin.
🇺🇸 Don't just keep barking there if you're not going to do anything.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.