EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
transverse, crosswise...
worst of all...
bad manners; bad conduct...
Pang-uri
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/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.
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🇵🇭 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.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.