EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rocking chair...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/tum-ba-TUM-ba/
FIL: Isang uri ng upuan na may paanan na pabalik-balik ang galaw na nagbibigay-daan sa pag-ugoy.
EN: rocking chair
This is your lola's favorite chair, the classic rocking chair! Also used to describe anything wobbly, like a drunk friend trying to walk a straight line, or your career plans before you've had your morning coffee. 'Para kang tumba-tumba, 'di malaman kung saan pupunta.'
From 'tumba' (to fall), reduplicated to indicate a repeated or continuous action/state.
ROOT MEANING: fallen; toppled over
Often seen as 'silyang tumba-tumba'. The adjective form describes something as 'wobbly'.
🇵🇭 Mahilig umupo ang lola sa kanyang tumba-tumba habang nagninilay-nilay.
🇺🇸 Grandma loves to sit on her rocking chair while reflecting.
🇵🇭 Tumba-tumba na ang mesa dahil sa kulang na isang paa.
🇺🇸 The table is already wobbly because it's missing one leg.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.