EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hit with a cane/stick...
to feature; to highlight...
to elope with (someone)...
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FIL: Ang pagpalo o paghampas sa isang tao o bagay gamit ang isang baston o tungkod.
EN: to hit with a cane/stick
What your lolo threatens to do when you're being naughty. 'Gusto mo bastunin kita?!' It's the verb form of weaponizing a walking stick. Also a potential move in Arnis, but let's hope you're not on the receiving end.
From 'baston' (cane) + the verbalizing suffix '-in'.
ROOT MEANING: cane, walking stick, baton
A transitive verb describing the action of striking something or someone with a 'baston' (cane/stick).
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🇵🇭 Nagbanta ang matanda na bastunin ang maingay na aso.
🇺🇸 The old man threatened to hit the noisy dog with a stick.
🇵🇭 Sa lumang panahon, may mga gurong nambabaston sa mga pasaway na estudyante.
🇺🇸 In the old days, there were teachers who would hit unruly students with a stick.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.