magladlad
magladlád with stress marks
to unfurl
From root: ladlad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagladlad
nag-lad-LAD
unfurled
Present (Incomplete)
nagladladlad
nag-la-lad-LAD
is unfurling
Future (Contemplated)
magladladlad
mag-la-lad-LAD
will unfurl
Usage Note
Magladlad is the actor-focus infinitive of ladlad, literally meaning to spread out or unfurl a large cloth, banner, or flag. In contemporary Filipino culture it has gained a prominent second meaning — coming out as LGBTQ+, widely used since the Ladlad party-list movement — and both senses coexist naturally in everyday language, with context making the meaning clear.
Examples
" Magladlad tayo ng banig. "
Natural Translation
Let us unfurl a mat.
Literal Translation
Unfurl we of mat.
" Mahirap magladlad ng malaking banig. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to unfurl a large mat.
Literal Translation
Hard to unfurl of big mat.
" Bago magsimula ang piknik, nag-utos ang nanay na magladlad ng malaking kumot sa ilalim ng punong mangga. "
Natural Translation
Before the picnic started, the mother gave the order to spread out a large blanket under the mango tree.
Literal Translation
Before start the picnic, ordered the mother to unfurl of big blanket under of tree mango.
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