EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
broke; nothing; penniless...
separation; breakup...
act of shaming; humiliation...
Pang-uri
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/wa-RAY/
FIL: Isang salitang balbal na nangangahulugang "wala," partikular na tumutukoy sa kawalan ng pera.
EN: broke; nothing; penniless
This is what you call yourself a week before payday. "Bes, libre mo muna ako, waray na ako eh." It's slang for being broke or having nothing, borrowed from the actual Waray word for "nothing." It's the financial status of many during "petsa de peligro."
Borrowed from the Waray-Waray language where "waray" means "nothing" or "none".
Very common slang, especially when talking about money. The stress is often on the second syllable (/wa-RAY/) in slang use, distinguishing it from the ethnic group name (/WA-ray/).
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🇵🇭 Pasensya na, hindi ako makakasama, waray ako ngayon.
🇺🇸 Sorry, I can't join, I'm broke today.
🇵🇭 Tinanong niya kung may natira pa, sabi ko waray na.
🇺🇸 He asked if there was any left, I said there's nothing left.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.