EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become weak, to languish, to become listless...
to get a smudge on the face...
to be allied; to be affiliated...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/tu-mam-LAY/
FIL: Ang paghina ng katawan, sigla, o ng isang gawain; ang pagkawala ng enerhiya o kasiglahan.
EN: to become weak, to languish, to become listless
That feeling after a 12-hour shift plus OT. You're like a phone battery at 1%. That's you, 'tumamlay'. It also applies to the economy or sales. 'Biglang tumamlay ang benta pagkatapos ng Pasko' (Sales suddenly weakened after Christmas).
ROOT MEANING: lethargy
Used for people's energy, emotions, or for abstract concepts like business or a party.
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🇵🇭 Tumamlay ang kanyang katawan matapos ang mahabang pagkakasakit.
🇺🇸 His body became weak after a long illness.
🇵🇭 Nang umalis ang pinakamagaling na mang-aawit, tumamlay ang kasiyahan sa party.
🇺🇸 When the best singer left, the energy at the party fizzled out.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.