jonah

[US]/ˈdʒəunə/
[UK]/ˈdʒonə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tagapagdulot ng malas, ang propeta si Jonas
Word Forms
Pluraljonahs

Example Sentences

to be a jonah

maging isang jonah

to feel like a jonah

makaramdam na para bang isa kang jonah

to avoid being a jonah

iwasan ang pagiging isang jonah

to think someone is a jonah

isipin na ang isang tao ay isang jonah

to have a jonah on the team

magkaroon ng isang jonah sa team

to be considered a jonah

maging itinuturing na isang jonah

to believe in the jonah curse

maniwala sa sumpa ng jonah

to shake off the jonah label

maalis ang label na jonah

Real-world Examples

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

Sinira nila ang Libingan ni Jonas.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2017 Collection

Then God told the fish to spit Jonah onto dry land.

Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Dios sa isda na iluwa si Jonas sa tuyong lupa.

Source: Beginner's Bible

The most famous story that hasn’t absolutely, completely, been debunked is the tale of a man called James Bartley, aka, the “Modern Jonah.”

Ang pinakasikat na kuwento na hindi pa naman lubusang napabulaanan ay ang kwento tungkol sa isang lalaki na nagngangalang James Bartley, kilala bilang ang “Modernong Jonas.”

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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