EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
walking stick; staff; cane...
tea (gossip)...
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Pang-uri
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/ta-yung-KOD/
FIL: Isang mahabang patpat o tungkod na ginagamit bilang suporta sa paglakad, lalo na ng mga matatanda o may kapansanan.
EN: walking stick; staff; cane
Your lolo's walking stick. It's the original 'life support' for walking. It can be a simple wooden stick, a fancy cane, or even Moses's staff for parting the Red Sea. Basically, anything you lean on to not fall over. It's a 'tungkod' but sounds more majestic, like a tayungkod.
Likely a variant or augmented form of 'tungkod' (staff, cane).
ROOT MEANING: cane, walking stick, staff
Can sometimes imply a more ornate or symbolic staff, like a scepter, compared to a simple 'tungkod'.
🇵🇭 Gumagamit ng tayungkod ang matandang lalaki upang makalakad nang maayos.
🇺🇸 The old man uses a walking stick to walk properly.
🇵🇭 Ang hari ay may hawak na gintong tayungkod.
🇺🇸 The king was holding a golden staff.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.