EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hairy, hirsute...
to have (something) pounded/crushed...
to be drifted ashore; to be cast away...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/bal-ba-SIN/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao na mayroong maraming buhok o balahibo sa katawan o mukha.
EN: hairy, hirsute
This is the word for your tito who looks like a friendly bear, or your crush who's rocking that full, glorious beard. Someone who is balbasin has a lot of hair where hair can grow - arms, legs, chest, face. It's the opposite of 'kinis'.
From 'balbas' (beard) + '-in' (a suffix indicating having the quality of the root word).
Can refer to hair on any part of the body, not just the face, although it's derived from 'beard'.
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🇵🇭 Ang asawa niya ay balbasin kaya madalas itong mag-ahit.
🇺🇸 Her husband is hairy so he often shaves.
🇵🇭 Hinahangaan niya ang mga lalaking balbasin ang dibdib.
🇺🇸 She admires men with hairy chests.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.