EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
monitor lizard...
to scramble for; to work hard with one's hands...
to gesture with the hands; to gesticulate...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang uri ng malaking butiki o reptilya, na karaniwang kilala bilang bayawak (monitor lizard).
EN: monitor lizard
This is the big lizard you sometimes see chilling by the river or crossing a rural road. It's the bigger, scarier cousin of the common house butiki. Not quite a crocodile, but big enough to make you jump. In some provinces, it's considered a delicacy. Think of it as the Philippines' mini-Godzilla.
A regional or specific term for the monitor lizard.
'Bayawak' is the more widely known and used term for monitor lizard. 'Banyas' might be more regional.
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🇵🇭 Isang malaking banyas ang nahuli ng mga residente malapit sa ilog.
🇺🇸 A large monitor lizard was caught by the residents near the river.
🇵🇭 Kinatatakutan ng mga manok ang pag-atake ng banyas.
🇺🇸 The chickens are afraid of the monitor lizard's attack.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.