EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gesture repeatedly, to wave around...
letter; writing; handwriting...
handwriting...
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/i-kum-pas-KUM-pas/
FIL: Paulit-ulit na igalaw ang kamay o mga kamay bilang senyas o upang magbigay-diin sa sinasabi.
EN: to gesture repeatedly, to wave around
What your tita does with her hands while telling a very dramatic story. Or what a conductor does with a baton. It's hand-gesturing level 99. "Huwag mong i-kumpas-kumpas 'yang kutsilyo, delikado!"
The reduplication ('kumpas-kumpas') implies a repetitive, continuous, or sometimes careless action, as opposed to a single gesture ('ikumpas').
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🇵🇭 Hilig niyang ikumpas-kumpas ang kanyang mga kamay habang nagsasalita.
🇺🇸 He likes to gesture repeatedly with his hands while talking.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ikumpas-kumpas ang baso at baka mabasag.
🇺🇸 Don't wave the glass around or it might break.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.