EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cage, to put in a cage...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-tang-KAL/
FIL: Ilagay o ikulong sa loob ng isang tangkal o hawla.
EN: to cage, to put in a cage
It's what you do to your pet bird or hamster. On a hugot level, it's what you feel your strict parents are doing to you when they don't let you go out on a Friday night. "Itinangkal ako sa bahay!"
From i- (causative verb prefix) + tangkal (cage, coop).
Usually for animals, but can be used metaphorically for people being confined.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kalimutang itangkal ang mga manok bago dumilim.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to put the chickens in the coop before it gets dark.
🇵🇭 Parang itinangkal ako sa opisina dahil sa dami ng trabaho.
🇺🇸 It feels like I was caged in the office because of so much work.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.