EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To lie across; to obstruct...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/bu-ma-LAG-bag/
FIL: Ang paghiga o paglagay ng isang bagay nang pahalang o pasalungat sa daan, na nagiging sanhi ng harang o sagabal.
EN: To lie across; to obstruct
Ever seen a truck that jack-knifed across EDSA, causing Carmageddon? That's 'bumalagbag'. It's anything that lies across and blocks the way, whether it's a fallen tree, your kuya sleeping in the hallway, or that one massive argument that stops all conversation at the dinner table.
ROOT MEANING: transverse, crosswise
Can be used for physical objects or abstract obstacles.
🇵🇭 Isang malaking troso ang bumalagbag sa gitna ng kalsada.
🇺🇸 A large log was lying across the middle of the road.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang bumalagbag sa pinto, hindi makadaan ang mga tao.
🇺🇸 Don't obstruct the doorway, people can't pass through.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.