EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
transverse, crosswise...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/ba-lag-BAG/
FIL: Nakalagay nang pahalang o pasalungat sa karaniwang direksyon; nakahalang.
EN: transverse, crosswise
The position of that motorcycle rider who cuts you off in traffic. Or when a tree falls across the road after a typhoon, it's 'nakabalagbag'. It’s the ultimate 'istorbo' or obstacle. It's anything that blocks the way by being sideways when it should be straight.
Unknown.
Often used in its verb form 'bumalagbag' (to lie across) or 'ibalagbag' (to place something across). Can also be a noun for a crossbeam or a short-cut.
🇵🇭 May isang trak na bumalagbag sa gitna ng EDSA.
🇺🇸 There is a truck lying across the middle of EDSA.
🇵🇭 Ibalagbag mo ang tabla sa pinto para hindi makapasok ang magnanakaw.
🇺🇸 Place the plank crosswise on the door so the thief can't get in.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.