EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to expose; to call someone's bluff...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/bu-ku-HIN/
FIL: Ang akto ng paglalantad o pagbubunyag ng isang lihim, kasinungalingan, o masamang gawain ng isang tao.
EN: to expose; to call someone's bluff
'Yung moment na nahuli mo 'yung friend mong nag-deactivate ng FB 'para mag-focus sa studies' pero nakita mo siyang online sa Mobile Legends. That's you, about to 'bukuhin' him. It's the ultimate 'Aha! Gotcha!' move. You're exposing the truth, bursting their 'buko' (bubble).
ROOT MEANING: young coconut
This is a colloquial or slang term. The passive form 'mabuko' (to be exposed) is very common in everyday conversation.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magsinungaling dahil kapag nabuko kita, yari ka sa akin.
🇺🇸 Don't lie because if I expose you, you're in trouble with me.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang bukuhin ang lihim na relasyon ng dalawa.
🇺🇸 He tried to expose the secret relationship of the two.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.