EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to use as a pillow...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/u-NA-nin/
FIL: Gamitin ang isang bagay bilang unan o patungan ng ulo sa pagtulog o paghiga.
EN: to use as a pillow
That moment in a long bus ride when you're desperate for sleep and your backpack suddenly looks comfy. "Uunanin ko na lang 'tong bag ko." It's the verb form of making anything and everything your pillow—a lover's arm, a stack of books, your dog who didn't consent.
Mula sa 'unan' (pillow) + '-in' (hulaping pandiwa).
ROOT MEANING: pillow
Ang 'unanin' ay ang anyong pautos/pawatas. 'Inunan' ang anyong pangnagdaan. 'Inuunan' ang pangkasalukuyan. 'Uunanin' ang panghinaharap.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong unanin ang mga bagong labang punda.
🇺🇸 Don't use the newly washed pillowcases as a pillow yet.
🇵🇭 Inunan niya ang mga braso ko kagabi habang nanonood kami ng pelikula.
🇺🇸 She used my arm as a pillow last night while we were watching a movie.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.