EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
skink...
apathy, numbness, insensitivity...
empathy, sensitivity...
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FIL: Isang uri ng maliit na butiki o bayawak na karaniwang makikita sa mga damuhan at hardin, na may makinis at makintab na balat.
EN: skink
Not a butiki, not a tuko, but the shiny, slithery cousin you see in the garden. They're the fast little lizards that look like they've been polished. You'd see one dart into the grass and think, 'Was that a tiny snake or a very smooth lizard?' That's a 'bubuli'.
Of Philippine origin.
A specific term for a type of lizard (skink), less common in everyday conversation than 'butiki' (house lizard) or 'bayawak' (monitor lizard).
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🇵🇭 May mabilis na bubuli na dumaan sa damuhan.
🇺🇸 A fast skink passed through the grass.
🇵🇭 Makintab ang balat ng bubuli kapag tinatamaan ng araw.
🇺🇸 The skink's skin is shiny when hit by the sun.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.