EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To cock (a gun); to set (a trap)...
to feel like vomiting, to be nauseous...
overgrown, dense (with undergrowth)...
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FIL: Ihanda ang mekanismo ng isang bagay, tulad ng baril o patibong, upang ito ay pumatak o kumilos nang biglaan.
EN: To cock (a gun); to set (a trap)
It's that tense movie moment before the action starts—the hero cocks the gun ('igkasin ang baril'). It's also setting up a mousetrap ('igkasin ang patibong'). It's the potential energy waiting to be released, like the spring in a jack-in-the-box or your patience right before you snap.
From 'igkas' (snap, spring back) + '-in' suffix.
Often associated with weapons, traps, or spring-loaded mechanisms. The form 'umigkas' (to snap back) is also common.
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🇵🇭 Maingat niyang iginikasi ang bitag para sa mga daga.
🇺🇸 He carefully set the trap for the mice.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong paglaruan 'yan, baka umigkas at masaktan ka.
🇺🇸 Don't play with that, it might snap back and hurt you.
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