EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to measure by handspan...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/dang-ka-LIN/
FIL: Sukatin ang isang bagay gamit ang dangkal, o ang sukat mula sa dulo ng hinlalaki hanggang sa dulo ng hinliit kapag nakaunat ang kamay.
EN: to measure by handspan
The OG Filipino measuring tape. Before meter sticks, you'd use your hand to see if the table fits. 'Ilang dangkal ba 'yan?' is the ultimate question when buying furniture without a tape measure. It's the measurement system of titos and carpenters everywhere.
The verb form of 'dangkal' (handspan).
🇵🇭 Dangkalin mo nga kung kasya ang telebisyon sa mesang iyan.
🇺🇸 Could you measure by handspan if the television fits on that table?
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang dangkalin ang haba ng isda, ngunit mas malaki pa ito sa kanyang kamay.
🇺🇸 He tried to measure by handspan the length of the fish, but it was bigger than his hand.
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