EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to dangle and shake; to swish around...
sink...
laundry (the clothes)...
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/i-kaw-KAW/
FIL: Ang paggalaw-galaw sa isang bagay, karaniwan ng kamay o paa, habang nakabitin o nakalubog sa likido.
EN: to dangle and shake; to swish around
Imagine you're washing your hands in a "balde" (pail) and you just swish them around. That's 'ikawkaw'. Or when a dog wags its tail so hard it looks like it's swishing in the air. It's that dangling, swishy, wiggly motion.
From i- (causative prefix) + kawkaw (onomatopoeic root for swishing/dangling).
Often used for hands or feet in water, or a dangling object.
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🇵🇭 Ikinawkaw niya ang kanyang mga paa sa malamig na tubig ng ilog.
🇺🇸 She dangled and shook her feet in the cold river water.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ikawkaw ang daliri mo sa sarsa!
🇺🇸 Don't swish your finger in the sauce!
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.