EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
prostrate, sprawled out...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/han-DU-say/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging bagsak at nakalupasay sa lupa, karaniwan dahil sa matinding pagod, sakit, o kamatayan.
EN: prostrate, sprawled out
The final pose after a 12-hour shift, a whole-day exam, or after eating the entire handaan. It's when your body just gives up and you're sprawled on the floor or bed, unable to move. Drama level: 100. Also, the default position of villains after getting beaten by the bida in an action movie.
Often seen as 'nakahandusay' (adjective, "is sprawled out") or the verb 'humandusay' (to fall prostrate). The root word itself describes the state.
🇵🇭 Natagpuan siyang nakahandusay sa sahig dahil sa sobrang pagod.
🇺🇸 He was found sprawled out on the floor from extreme exhaustion.
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng takbuhan, humandusay ang mga bata sa damuhan.
🇺🇸 After the race, the children sprawled on the grass.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.