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It’s World Kidney Day! Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “kidney” is also the word for “stone”? Also featured is a mysterious stone structure that was built over around 40 years at the foot of Mt. Arayat!


BATU • (buh-TOO)
(1) stone
(2) kidney
Tagálog (Filipino): bató


Derived Word:
MABATU • (muh-buh-TOO)
stony, rocky
Tagalog: mabató


Example sentence:
Alá kang batu king batu. [Kap]
Walá kang bató sa bató. [Tag]
You don’t have stones in the kidneys. [Eng]


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