Kaimisan (en. Distant relative)

ka-i-mi-san

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person related to you through your ancestors.

He is my relative I met at the reunion.

Siya ay aking kaimisan na nakilala ko sa reunion.

A type of relative that connects people in a family.

We often gather with our relatives during Christmas.

Madalas kaming nagtitipon-tipon ng aming kaimisan sa Pasko.

Originating from the words 'ka' and 'imisan' meaning 'from the same place'.

Relatives by blood

Relatives that share skills or similarities in origin.

Kaimisan sa dugong

relative

The encompassing term for all family relations.

kamag-anak

Getting along or being close with friends.

I'm really kaimisan with my friends, we always hang out together.

Sobrang kaimisan namin ng mga tropa ko, lagi kaming magkasama sa gala.

Understanding or good relationship with them.

Because of our kaimisan, it's easy for us to collaborate on the project.

Dahil sa kaimisan namin, madali lang kaming mag-collaborate sa project.

Banter or joking around with friends.

It's fun in kaimisan, it's just full of laughter and teasing.

Ang saya sa kaimisan, puro tawanan at asaran lang.