EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to insist upon; to inculcate...
romantic (female)...
rondalla (string orchestra)...
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/i-u-kil-KIL/
FIL: Pilit na ipasok o isiksik sa isipan ng isang tao ang isang ideya, paniniwala, o kaisipan.
EN: to insist upon; to inculcate
This is what your parents do when they keep telling you to "mag-asawa ka na" or "mag-ipon ka." They're trying to hammer that idea into your brain until you give in. It's the ultimate 'kulit' mode, but for ideas. It’s the verbal equivalent of a jackhammer.
ROOT MEANING: to pester
The object being insisted upon is the focus of the verb.
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🇵🇭 Paulit-ulit niyang iniuukilkil sa amin ang kahalagahan ng pagboto.
🇺🇸 He repeatedly insists upon us the importance of voting.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong iukilkil ang iyong opinyon kung ayaw nilang makinig.
🇺🇸 Don't forcefully insist on your opinion if they don't want to listen.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.