EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
duty, responsibility, role...
to cause to boil; to boil...
to send regards...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/tung-KU-lin/
FIL: Isang gawain, obligasyon, o pananagutan na inaasahang gampanan ng isang tao dahil sa kanyang posisyon, propesyon, o katayuan sa lipunan.
EN: duty, responsibility, role
This is your 'job description' in life, whether you're the 'panganay na anak' whose tungkulin is to be the family's back-up retirement plan, or a BPO agent whose tungkulin is to stay calm while being yelled at. It’s what you *have* to do, not just what you *want* to do. Adulting is 99% tungkulin.
From 'tungo' (direction, aim), suggesting a task directed towards a certain goal or purpose.
ROOT MEANING: toward, to, in the direction of
Often used in formal, professional, or familial contexts. The formal, full form is 'katungkulan'.
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🇵🇭 Tungkulin ng bawat mamamayan na sumunod sa batas.
🇺🇸 It is the duty of every citizen to follow the law.
🇵🇭 Bilang panganay, ramdam ko ang tungkulin na tulungan ang aking mga kapatid.
🇺🇸 As the eldest, I feel the responsibility to help my siblings.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.