EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Swaying; Wobbly...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/u-GUY-u-goy/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa paulit-ulit at marahang paggalaw o pag-indayog, karaniwan ng isang bagay na nakabitin o hindi matatag.
EN: Swaying; Wobbly
That feeling when you're in a hammock by the beach, or when you're in a bus on EDSA and it feels like the driver is trying to rock you to sleep... or to death. It's that gentle (or not-so-gentle) back-and-forth movement.
The repetition of "ugoy" emphasizes the continuous or repeated nature of the swaying.
🇵🇭 Uguy-ugoy ang tulay na kawayan kaya maingat kaming tumawid.
🇺🇸 The bamboo bridge was swaying so we crossed carefully.
🇵🇭 Nakatulog ang sanggol sa uguy-ugoy ng duyan.
🇺🇸 The baby fell asleep from the swaying of the cradle.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.