EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cane, walking stick, staff...
to cause something to wobble or be unsteady...
to ask for a small share or portion...
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.
/tung-KOD/
FIL: Isang mahabang patpat o piraso ng kahoy na ginagamit bilang suporta sa paglalakad, lalo na ng mga matatanda o may kapansanan, o bilang simbolo ng kapangyarihan.
EN: cane, walking stick, staff
This is what your lolo or lola uses to walk, and sometimes, to threaten you with a 'palo' when you're being a pasaway na apo. It's the OG mobility aid before walkers and wheelchairs became common. Also, think Gandalf or Moses – they had epic staffs (tungkod).
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunked, meaning 'prop' or 'support'.
Can refer to a simple walking aid or a more ornate staff of authority (scepter).
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🇵🇭 Ginamit ng matanda ang kanyang tungkod upang makatayo.
🇺🇸 The old man used his cane to stand up.
🇵🇭 Ang tungkod ng hari ay simbolo ng kanyang kapangyarihan.
🇺🇸 The king's staff is a symbol of his power.
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.