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Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [20] especially when mixed with other profanity.
Origin and usage Etymology 1879 statute of the Antisemitic League The word "Semitic" was coined by German orientalist August Ludwig von Schlözer in 1781 to designate the Semitic group of languages — Aramaic, Arabic, Hebrew and others—allegedly spoken by the descendants of Biblical figure Sem, son of Noah. The origin of "antisemitic" terminologies is found in the responses of orientalist ...
Politics in the Philippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people and serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and is a powerful political figure.
The word palengke is a local variant of the Spanish word palenque, literally meaning " (wooden) palisade or stockade " and by extension the area enclosed by such a structure for defense, public festivals or some other purpose. [5] The Spanish word is also used to describe a pathway or cluster of tables set up at some place of gathering such as ...
The values of Filipinos specifically upholds the following items: solidarity of the family unit, security of the Philippine economy, orientation to small-groups, personalism, the concepts of "loob" or kalooban (meaning "what’s inside the self", the "inner-self", or the "actual personal feelings of the self"), existence and maintenance of ...
Filipinologists. Experts on Filipinology or Philippineology are called filipinologists or philippineologists (Spanish: Filipinologista) (Tagalog: Pilipinolohista ); literally “experts in Philippine culture”. According to Rosa M. Vallejo the "foremost non-Filipino filipinologist" is the Spaniard bibliographer Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa.
Epal in the context of Philippine politics is a pejorative used for politicians who habitually associate their name and/or likeness in government-funded projects. Etymology [ edit ] " Epal " is a Filipino-language colloquial term for " mapapel ", for attention grabbers, scene stealers, or people who crave a role ( papel ) in affairs that are ...
Anti-Filipino sentiment refers to the general dislike or hatred towards the Philippines, Filipinos or Filipino culture. This can come in the form of direct slurs or persecution, in the form of connoted microaggressions, or depictions of the Philippines or the Filipino people as being inferior in some form psychologically, culturally or physically.