EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to throw, to discard, to dispose of...
For a snack; snack food...
Missionary; for a mission...
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/ta-PON/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paghahagis, pag-aalis, o pagliligpit ng isang bagay, lalo na kung ito ay hindi na pinahahalagahan o kailangan.
EN: to throw, to discard, to dispose of
What you do to your ex's memories (or try to, anyway). The verb form of 'letting go,' but for physical objects... and sometimes, feelings. Also a basketball move. 'Nice shot! Galing magtapon ng bola!'
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapun.
The pronunciation shifts stress to the second syllable (/ta-PON/) when used as a root for verbs like 'itapon' or 'magtapon'.
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🇵🇭 Itapon mo na ang resibo, hindi na natin kailangan 'yan.
🇺🇸 Throw the receipt away, we don't need it anymore.
🇵🇭 Saan ba pwedeng magtapon ng basura dito?
🇺🇸 Where can one dispose of trash here?
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.