yuta
yúta with stress marks
hundred thousand; countless
Usage Note
Yuta is a traditional Tagalog word for a very large number, often interpreted as one hundred thousand or simply an uncountably large amount. It is more commonly encountered in literary, poetic, or historical texts than in everyday modern speech, where 'isang daang libo' is the standard term for 100,000.
Examples
" May yuta na bituin sa langit. "
Natural Translation
There are countless stars in the sky.
Literal Translation
Has countless star in sky.
" May yuta na bituin sa langit. "
Natural Translation
There are countless stars in the sky.
Literal Translation
There is countless , star in sky.
" Sa mga lumang awitin, ginagamit ang salitang yuta upang ipahayag ang dami ng mga bagay na hindi mabilang. "
Natural Translation
In old songs, the word yuta is used to express a multitude of things that cannot be counted.
Literal Translation
In old songs, is-used the word countless so-that to-express the number of things that not countable.
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