EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
unprepared; unadorned; plain...
to hex, to cast a spell on...
tinkled, rang (like a small bell)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/wa-LANG GA-yak/
FIL: Hindi handa; walang anumang palamuti, dekorasyon, o paghahanda.
EN: unprepared; unadorned; plain
Showing up to a party in your *pambahay* (house clothes) when everyone else is in formal wear. It's a house with no Christmas decorations in December. It's being caught off-guard, like a surprise quiz you didn't study for. The state of being "as is" when "extra" is expected.
Mula sa "wala" (none) at "gayak" (adornment, preparation).
Can refer to a person's state of readiness or the plain appearance of a place or object.
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🇵🇭 Dumating ang mga bisita nang walang-gayak ang bahay.
🇺🇸 The guests arrived when the house was unadorned.
🇵🇭 Nahuli siyang walang-gayak sa biglaang pag-uwi ng kanyang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 She was caught unprepared by the sudden return of her parents.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.