EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
arm; forearm...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/BI-sig/
FIL: Ang bahagi ng katawan ng tao sa pagitan ng balikat at kamay, na sumisimbolo rin sa lakas-paggawa.
EN: arm; forearm
It's your arm, but more poetic. Think less "brb, gym" and more "manggagawa, akayin ang masa sa tagumpay." It's the symbol of labor, strength, and collective action. When someone says "lakas-bisig," they're talking about manpower, the kind that built civilizations (or at least, that SM mall down the street).
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bisig.
Often used metaphorically to mean "labor" or "workforce."
🇵🇭 Nagkaisa ang mga manggagawa at itinaas ang kanilang mga bisig bilang protesta.
🇺🇸 The workers united and raised their arms in protest.
🇵🇭 Ang tagumpay ng proyekto ay dahil sa lakas-bisig ng buong komunidad.
🇺🇸 The project's success is due to the manpower of the entire community.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.