taguri
tagurî with stress marks
promise, pet name, or nickname
Usage Note
Taguri can refer to a nickname or affectionate name given to a person, a title bestowed upon someone, or a solemn promise or commitment. The sense of promise or pledge is the more archaic usage; the nickname meaning is more commonly encountered in modern Tagalog literature and formal writing.
Examples
" May taguri silang "Bunso." "
Natural Translation
They have the nickname "Bunso."
Literal Translation
Has nickname they-that Bunso.
" Ano ang taguri mo sa kanya? "
Natural Translation
What is your pet name for him/her?
Literal Translation
What the pet name your to him/her?
" Ang taguri ng mga tao sa kanya ay "bayani" dahil sa tapang na ipinakita niya noong sakuna. "
Natural Translation
People's nickname for him is "hero" because of the courage he showed during the disaster.
Literal Translation
The nickname of-the people to him is hero because of-the courage that shown he when disaster.
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