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zombie in Tagalog

patay na buhay

UK/ˈzɒmbi/US/ˈzɑmbi/

zombie in Tagalog: patay na buhay, buhay na bangkay, sombi, amalanhig. In English, zombie means a person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.

Tagalog words for zombie

the undead
patay na buhay, buhay na bangkay, sombi, amalanhig

English meaning of zombie

  1. noun A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
  2. noun A dead person, reanimated through some fictional agency as a fungus, virus, or the like, that has an insatiable desire to eat living humans, typically depicted as aggressive, fast moving, and infectious.
  3. noun An apathetic or slow-witted person.
  4. noun A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.

Full definition of zombie

zombie in a sentence

  • After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.
  • I'm worried about that guy on the corner, he is a fent zombie.

Synonyms of zombie

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Questions about zombie in Tagalog

What is the meaning of zombie in Tagalog?
Zombie in Tagalog is patay na buhay, buhay na bangkay, sombi, amalanhig.
Ano ang zombie sa Tagalog?
Zombie: patay na buhay, buhay na bangkay, sombi, amalanhig.
What does zombie mean in English?
Zombie means a person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.

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