EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to treat a brother/sister-in-law (as such)...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/bi-la-SA-in/
FIL: Ang pagturing o pakikitungo sa isang bilas sa paraang nararapat sa kanilang relasyon bilang magbilas.
EN: to treat a brother/sister-in-law (as such)
This is the verb form of 'bilas'. It's what you *do* when you interact with your sibling-in-law's spouse. Are you friendly? Do you add them to the family GC? Do you avoid them during reunions? That's all part of 'bilasain'. It's navigating that weirdly specific family tie.
This term is very specific to the Filipino family structure. The root 'bilas' refers to the relationship between the spouses of two siblings.
🇵🇭 Dapat mong bilasain nang maayos ang asawa ng iyong kapatid.
🇺🇸 You should treat your sibling's spouse well.
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