EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a type of tall grass or weed...
spouse...
asbestos...
Pang-uri
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/TAR-lak/
FIL: Isang uri ng mataas na damo o talahib. Ito rin ang pinaniniwalaang pinagmulan ng pangalan ng lalawigan ng Tarlac.
EN: a type of tall grass or weed
Before it was a province you drive through on SCTEX, 'tarlak' was just a humble weed, a kind of tall grass similar to talahib. The province was named after it! So next time you're stuck in traffic there, you can tell your friends, "Did you know we're in the land of tall grass?" It's a great fun fact that will make you sound smart (or like a nerd, depending on your friends).
Pinaniniwalaang orihinal na salitang Austronesian, kung saan hinango ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Tarlac.
This meaning is very rare and mostly known in the context of the etymology of Tarlac province.
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🇵🇭 Mataas na ang mga tarlak sa bakanteng lote.
🇺🇸 The tarlak grass in the vacant lot is already tall.
🇵🇭 Ang pangalan ng probinsya ay hango sa isang damo na kung tawagin ay tarlak.
🇺🇸 The province's name is derived from a weed called tarlak.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.