EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
orphan; orphaned...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-LI-la/
FIL: Isang tao, lalo na isang bata, na namatayan ng isa o parehong magulang. Bilang pang-uri, tumutukoy sa kalagayan ng pagiging walang magulang.
EN: orphan; orphaned
The OG 'alone in this world' character. Before all the hugot about being single, there was the classic teleserye trope of the 'ulila' who either gets adopted by a rich family or has to sell sampaguita in the streets. It's the ultimate 'kawawa naman' backstory.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulila.
Can function as both a noun ('Ang ulila') and an adjective ('Ang batang ulila').
🇵🇭 Maraming ulila ang natulungan ng ampunan.
🇺🇸 The orphanage helped many orphans.
🇵🇭 Siya ay isang batang ulila na lumaki sa kanyang mga tiyahin.
🇺🇸 She is an orphaned child who grew up with her aunts.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.