EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lumpy; bumpy...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/bu-kol-bu-KOL/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang ibabaw na hindi pantay at may maraming umbok o bukol.
EN: lumpy; bumpy
'Yung kalsada sa probinsya na hindi pa sementado. 'Yung gravy na hindi mo hinalo nang maayos. 'Yung kutson mo na luma na. Anything that isn't smooth and has multiple bumps is 'bukul-bukol.' The opposite of 'makinis'.
ROOT MEANING: lump; bump; swelling
The repetition of the root word 'bukol' indicates plurality or intensity, meaning 'many lumps' or 'very lumpy'.
🇵🇭 Bukul-bukol ang daan kaya dahan-dahan lang ang takbo ng sasakyan.
🇺🇸 The road is bumpy so the car is running slowly.
🇵🇭 Naging bukul-bukol ang pintura dahil hindi ito naipakalat nang maayos.
🇺🇸 The paint became lumpy because it wasn't spread properly.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.