EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make something protrude or stick out...
to use as a basis; to rely on...
research; investigation...
Pang-uri
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/i-US-li/
FIL: Ilabas o palabasin ang isang bahagi ng isang bagay upang ito ay lumitaw o umbok mula sa isang ibabaw.
EN: to make something protrude or stick out
Like when you're trying to get a better signal and you iusli your phone out the window. Or when your tiyan is just so full after a fiesta, you have no choice but to iusli it with pride. It's making something stick out, whether it's your tongue to tease someone or a turtle's head from its shell.
i- (verb prefix) + usli (protruding)
ROOT MEANING: protruding, sticking out
Often used to describe something partially emerging from a surface or container.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong iusli ang iyong ulo sa bintana ng bus.
🇺🇸 Don't stick your head out of the bus window.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang iusli ang susi mula sa siwang.
🇺🇸 He tried to make the key protrude from the crack.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.