EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to strike forcefully; to whack...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ham-ba-LU-sin/
FIL: Ang pagpalo o paghampas nang may buong lakas, karaniwang gamit ang isang bagay tulad ng pamalo o kahoy.
EN: to strike forcefully; to whack
This is not your friendly 'tapik.' This is the 'I'm-so-done-with-your-nonsense' kind of strike. Imagine your nanay seeing your report card and reaching for the walis tambo. That's a potential hambalusin moment. It's a strike with feeling, with gusto, with extreme prejudice.
ROOT MEANING: a forceful strike, a whack
The '-in' suffix makes it an object-focused verb, meaning the action is done *to* someone or something.
🇵🇭 Binalaan niya ang magnanakaw na hahambalusin niya ito ng tubo kung hindi aalis.
🇺🇸 He warned the thief that he would strike him with a pipe if he didn't leave.
🇵🇭 Hambalusin mo nga 'yang unan para lumabas ang alikabok.
🇺🇸 Whack that pillow to get the dust out.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.