EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
figure of speech; metaphor...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ta-YU-bay/
FIL: Isang salita o pangkat ng mga salita na ginagamit sa di-tuwirang paraan upang magbigay ng mas malalim o makulay na kahulugan; isang uri ng idyoma o pagwawangis.
EN: figure of speech; metaphor
The OG 'hugot'. This is the high-level literary stuff you learned in Filipino class and promptly forgot. It's when you say 'pusong bato' (heart of stone) instead of 'manhid'. Tayubay is the art of saying something without saying it directly, making your message more dramatic and IG-caption worthy.
Unknown, likely a classical Tagalog literary term.
A formal, literary term used in the study of rhetoric and literature. 'Talinghaga' is a close synonym.
🇵🇭 Ang paggamit ng tayubay ay nagpapaganda sa isang tula.
🇺🇸 The use of a figure of speech beautifies a poem.
🇵🇭 Ang 'itim na tupa' ay isang halimbawa ng tayubay.
🇺🇸 'Black sheep' is an example of a figure of speech.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.