gutom na gutom
starving or very hungry
From root: gutom
Usage Note
Gutom na gutom is an intensified adjective used in daily conversation to emphasize extreme hunger. It is the common way to say you are famished.
Examples
" Gutom na gutom ang aso. "
Natural Translation
The dog is starving.
Literal Translation
Hungry and hungry the dog.
" Gutom na gutom na ako. "
Natural Translation
I am starving.
Literal Translation
Hungry and hungry already I.
" Dahil hindi pa siya nakakakain mula kaninang umaga, gutom na gutom na siya at halos hindi na makapagsalita. "
Natural Translation
Because he hasn't eaten since this morning, he's so starving that he can barely speak.
Literal Translation
Because not yet he has eaten from earlier morning, hungry and hungry already he and almost cannot speak.
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