langis
Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word langis in the Tagalog Dictionary.Definition for the Tagalog word langis:
langís 
[noun] oil; oily or fawning behavior (figurative)
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Root: langis
Usage Notes:"Langís" can also figuratively mean "unctuous behavior".
"Mahigpít talagá ang nanay ni Jim. Hindî niyá makuha sa langís tuwíng gustó niyáng humingî ng pera." = Jim's mom is really strict. He can't persuade her through fawning every time he wants to ask her for money.
Common verb forms:
Maglangís = to secrete oil; to fawn or behave unctuously (infinitive/imperative; subject-focused) - naglangís, naglálangís, maglálangís
Langisán = to apply oil on something; to fawn on someone (infinitive/imperative; object-focused) - nilangisán, nilálangisán, lálangisán
"Naglálangís ang balát namin kapág nápakainit ng panahón" = Our skins become oily (secrete oil) when the weather is very hot.
"Para ka payagang pumuntá sa party sa Sábado, maglangís ka muna sa tatay mo" = So that you'd be allowed to go to the party on Saturday, fawn on your father first.
""OK ang lola ni Jim. Lálangisán lang niyá nang kaúntî, nabíbigyan na siyá agád ng pera" = Jim's grandma is OK. He'll just fawn on her a little and she'd already be readily giving him money.
"Mahigpít talagá ang nanay ni Jim. Hindî niyá makuha sa langís tuwíng gustó niyáng humingî ng pera." = Jim's mom is really strict. He can't persuade her through fawning every time he wants to ask her for money.
Common verb forms:
Maglangís = to secrete oil; to fawn or behave unctuously (infinitive/imperative; subject-focused) - naglangís, naglálangís, maglálangís
Langisán = to apply oil on something; to fawn on someone (infinitive/imperative; object-focused) - nilangisán, nilálangisán, lálangisán
"Naglálangís ang balát namin kapág nápakainit ng panahón" = Our skins become oily (secrete oil) when the weather is very hot.
"Para ka payagang pumuntá sa party sa Sábado, maglangís ka muna sa tatay mo" = So that you'd be allowed to go to the party on Saturday, fawn on your father first.
""OK ang lola ni Jim. Lálangisán lang niyá nang kaúntî, nabíbigyan na siyá agád ng pera" = Jim's grandma is OK. He'll just fawn on her a little and she'd already be readily giving him money.
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How to pronounce langis:
LANGIS AUDIO CLIP:
Markup Code:
[rec:11578]
Markup Code:
[rec:11578]
Related Filipino Words:
langís at tubiglangisánmalangíslangis ng niyogRelated English Words:
oiloilyoily behaviorfawningfawning behaviourunctuousunctuous behavior
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