EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
midrib of a coconut frond...
to cause waves to form...
long-line fishing...
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.
/ting-TING/
FIL: Ang matigas at payat na gitnang ugat ng dahon ng niyog o Buri palm, na karaniwang ginagamit sa paggawa ng walis tingting.
EN: midrib of a coconut frond
The OG plastic-free cleaning tool. A single `tingting` is useless, but a hundred of them bundled together becomes the mighty 'walis tingting'—the broom that can clean everything from dry leaves to your dusty sins. Also, a metaphor for unity: 'Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkakabigkis.' One stick is weak, but together they are strong.
Often associated with 'walis tingting' (stick broom). Can also be used as a metaphor to describe someone who is very thin ('para kang tingting').
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🇵🇭 Kumuha ka ng isang tingting para sundutin ang butas.
🇺🇸 Get one thin stick to poke the hole.
🇵🇭 Payat siya na parang tingting.
🇺🇸 He is as thin as a coconut midrib.
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.