EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lying across, obstructing...
dormitory...
two...
Pang-uri
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/ham-BA-lang/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging nakahandusay o nakalagay nang pahalang sa isang daanan, na nagsisilbing hadlang o sagabal.
EN: lying across, obstructing
Imagine a motorcycle parked horizontally, taking up three parking slots. Or your dog sleeping right in the middle of the hallway at night. That's 'hambalang'. It's something lying in the way, being a total nuisance, blocking the flow. 'May punong **hambalang** sa kalsada kaya traffic.'
Almost always used with the prefix 'naka-' (nakahambalang) to mean 'is lying across'. Describes a state of obstruction.
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🇵🇭 Isang malaking troso ang hambalang sa gitna ng daan pagkatapos ng bagyo.
🇺🇸 A large log was lying across the middle of the road after the storm.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang matulog nang hambalang sa kama, wala na akong mahihigaan.
🇺🇸 Don't sleep sprawled across the bed, there's no space left for me to lie down.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.