Kamagsi (en. Relative)

/kɑ.mɑɡ.si/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who has a blood or close relationship with another person.

I have many relatives in the province that I haven't seen yet.

Marami akong kamagsi sa probinsya na hindi ko pa nakikita.

A family member who is related to each other.

Relatives help each other in times of need.

Ang mga kamagsi ay nagtutulungan sa panahon ng pangangailangan.

A person within a broader familial network.

My relative from my mother's side held a gathering.

Ang kamagsi ko sa pamilya ng aking ina ay nagdaos ng salu-salo.

From the word 'relative'.

blood relatives

Relatives who have a biological connection.

kamag-anakan sa dugo

relatives

Refers to people who are related or family.

mga kamagsi

relative

A person who is related or family.

kamag-anak

family

A group of people who are related by blood or legal ties.

pamilya

relatives that are not closely related

We met some distant relatives at the reunion.

Nagkita kami ng mga kamagsi sa reunion.

distant or less closely related relatives

I get help from them, my distant relatives.

Sa kanila ako kumukuha ng tulong, mga kamagsi ko.

strangers familiar to the family

There were so many distant relatives at the wedding, you’d think you already know them.

Ang daming kamagsi sa kasal, akala mo kilala mo na.