EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a telephone call; mutual calling...
mismatched...
unrelated, disconnected, incoherent...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ta-WA-gan/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagtawag sa isa't isa; isang komunikasyon sa pamamagitan ng telepono.
EN: a telephone call; mutual calling
This is when the communication is two-way. "May tawagan kami" means "We have a call scheduled" or "We call each other." It's that moment your BPO friend says, "Wait lang, may tawagan pa ako," meaning they have another call in the queue.
From "tawag" + "-an" suffix, indicating a place or reciprocal action.
ROOT MEANING: a call, a name/title
Often used to refer to a phone call specifically.
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🇵🇭 Matagal ang naging tawagan namin kagabi.
🇺🇸 Our phone call last night was long.
🇵🇭 May usapan kaming tawagan mamayang alas-tres.
🇺🇸 We agreed to have a call later at three o'clock.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.