EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hover around; to loiter...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-ma-li-a-LI-gid/
FIL: Ang paulit-ulit na pag-ikot o pagparoo't parito sa isang partikular na lugar o sa paligid ng isang tao, na kadalasan ay may hinihintay o binabantayan.
EN: to hover around; to loiter
Like a foodpanda driver waiting for the customer to come down, or that suitor who's always 'coincidentally' in the same places you are. It’s also what flies do to your plate of sinigang.
ROOT MEANING: to hover around; to loiter
The root 'aligid' means 'around' or 'surrounding'. The repetition 'ali-aligid' emphasizes a persistent, circling, or loitering motion.
🇵🇭 Kanina pa umali-aligid ang aso sa lamesa, nag-aabang ng pagkain.
🇺🇸 The dog has been hovering around the table for a while, waiting for food.
🇵🇭 Bakit ka ba umali-aligid sa akin? May kailangan ka ba?
🇺🇸 Why are you hovering around me? Do you need something?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.