EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become hot; to heat up...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-MI-nit/
FIL: Ang pagtaas ng temperatura ng isang bagay, lugar, o sitwasyon; ang pagiging mainit.
EN: to become hot; to heat up
When the weather goes from "okay lang" to "parang impyerno". It's what happens to your lunch when you microwave it, and what happens to your head (ulo) when your internet is slow during a crucial online game or meeting. It can be literal heat or figurative anger/intensity.
From the root "init" (heat) + infix "-um-".
ROOT MEANING: heat, warmth
Can be used for literal temperature or figuratively for emotions (e.g., 'uminit ang ulo' - to get angry). The phrase 'uminit nang labis' means 'to become excessively hot'.
🇵🇭 Uminit ang ulo ko dahil sa trapik kanina.
🇺🇸 My head got hot (I got angry) because of the traffic earlier.
🇵🇭 Pakilagay sa microwave para uminit ang pagkain.
🇺🇸 Please put the food in the microwave so it will heat up.
🇵🇭 Uminit nang labis ang panahon nitong nakaraang linggo.
🇺🇸 The weather became excessively hot this past week.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.