EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to smoke; to emit smoke...
contemplation, reflection, musing...
initiative, volition, voluntary act...
Pang-uri
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/u-MA-so/
FIL: Ang pagbuga o paglabas ng usok, karaniwang mula sa isang bagay na nasusunog o mula sa isang makina.
EN: to smoke; to emit smoke
What your neighbor's two-stroke tricycle does every morning. Or that ihaw-ihaw stand at the corner that makes the whole street smell like barbecue. It's the visual cue that something is either cooking, burning, or broken.
Tagalog verb infix '-um-' + 'aso' (smoke)
ROOT MEANING: dog
Do not confuse with 'aso' (dog), which has a different stress and pronunciation. This 'aso' refers to smoke.
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🇵🇭 Nagsimulang umaso ang sinaing bago ito masunog.
🇺🇸 The cooking rice began to smoke before it got burnt.
🇵🇭 Umuaso ang tambutso ng lumang dyip.
🇺🇸 The old jeepney's exhaust pipe was emitting smoke.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.