EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to drink...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/u-MI-nom/
FIL: Ang paglunok ng anumang uri ng likido, tulad ng tubig, gatas, gamot, o alak.
EN: to drink
The universal solution to thirst and, for some, to problems. Can refer to drinking water, juice, or your daily dose of meds. But when used on a Friday night ("Tara, uminom tayo!"), it almost always means alcohol. It's the verb that powers hydration and inuman sessions.
From the root "inom" (drink) + infix "-um-".
ROOT MEANING: a drink; a drinking session
A very common verb. The context determines what is being drunk. 'Uminom ng tubig' (drink water), 'uminom ng gamot' (drink medicine), 'uminom' by itself in a social context often implies alcoholic beverages.
🇵🇭 Huwag kalimutang uminom ng walong basong tubig araw-araw.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to drink eight glasses of water every day.
🇵🇭 Kailangan niyang uminom ng gamot tatlong beses sa isang araw.
🇺🇸 He needs to drink his medicine three times a day.
🇵🇭 Niyaya niya akong uminom pagkatapos ng trabaho.
🇺🇸 He invited me to drink (alcohol) after work.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.