What Is The Real Meaning Of The Word ‘Paliwanag’?
PALIWANAG – In English, you could easily translate “Paliwanag” as “explain”, but this word has more to it than meets the eye.
For Buwan ng Wika, we are going to explain how “Paliwanag”, a word often overlooked, is actually one of the most beautiful words in the Tagalog lexicon.
Paliwanag, the Filipino word for “explanation”, comes from the word “liwanag”, meaning light. Meanwhile, the word “Explain” comes from the root word “plain”, which literally means “simple”.
However, Gideon Lasco beautifully cited that this meant “Paliwanag”, in the context of the Filipino language, “recognizes that to fully explain, one must enlighten”.
This statement holds true because to be able to explain or teach something fully, you must be able to understand it first. According to an article from WRCBTV, Buddhist view enlightenment as a higher form of consciousness.
Man’s emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one’s own understanding without another’s guidance
Immanuel Kant
Furthermore, it could also be seen as a state where you are aware and are compassionate for every single being in existence.
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