EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to carry someone on a litter/palanquin...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ba-lang-ka-TIN/
FIL: Ang pagbuhat o pagpasan sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng isang balangkat o sasakyang pinapasan sa balikat.
EN: to carry someone on a litter/palanquin
The verb form of being a VIP. To "balangkatin" someone is to give them the royal treatment, carrying them so their feet don't touch the ground. It's the action your squad does for you when you're the designated "epic drunk friend" of the night. "Tara, balangkatin na natin si Mark papunta sa kotse."
From `balangkat` (litter) + `-in` (verb suffix).
ROOT MEANING: litter, palanquin
A rare verb used in historical or literary contexts to denote a specific action of carrying.
🇵🇭 Inutusan ng datu ang mga alipin na balangkatin ang kanyang anak.
🇺🇸 The chieftain ordered the slaves to carry his child on a litter.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa kanyang sugat, kinailangang balangkatin ang sundalo pabalik sa kampo.
🇺🇸 Because of his wound, the soldier had to be carried on a litter back to the camp.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.