From root: ubo
Usage Note
Ubuhin describes a person who frequently catches a cough or has a chronic coughing condition.
Examples
" Ubuhin ang anak ko. "
Natural Translation
My child is prone to coughing.
Literal Translation
Prone-to-coughing the child my.
" Ubuhin ang matanda. "
Natural Translation
The elderly person is prone to coughing.
Literal Translation
Prone-to-coughing the elderly.
" Dahil ubuhin talaga ang kapatid ko, lagi siyang dala ng gamot kahit saan siya magpunta. "
Natural Translation
Because my sibling is really prone to coughing, he/she always carries medicine wherever he/she goes.
Literal Translation
Because prone-to-coughing really the sibling my, always he/she carry of medicine even where he/she go.
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