EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
weakness, frailty...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/de-bi-li-DAD/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging mahina, marupok, o walang sapat na lakas, pisikal man o emosyonal.
EN: weakness, frailty
Another word from the Baul (chest) of Spanish loanwords. It's 'kahinaan' but with a more dramatic, telenovela feel. "Oh, Antonio, ang pag-ibig ko sa'yo ang aking pinakamalaking debilidad!" You won't hear this in the palengke; you'll find it in classic literature or hear it from someone trying to sound profound about their 'weakness'.
Mula sa Kastila na 'debilidad' (kahinaan).
Salitang pampanitikan at malalim. Mas karaniwan ang paggamit ng salitang "kahinaan".
🇵🇭 Ipinakita ng kanyang sakit ang debilidad ng katawan ng tao.
🇺🇸 His illness showed the frailty of the human body.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang debilidad ay ang labis na pagtitiwala sa iba.
🇺🇸 His weakness is trusting others too much.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.