EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pull towards oneself; to collect (winnings)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/KA-big/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paghila o pag-ipon ng isang bagay palapit sa sarili, tulad ng pag-ani ng panalo sa sugal. Ito ang salitang-ugat ng mga pandiwang 'kumabig' at 'kinabig'.
EN: to pull towards oneself; to collect (winnings)
This is what you do with your winnings at the poker table or with the last piece of lechon on the plate. *Kabig!* It's that satisfying motion of pulling something towards you. The opposite of 'tulak' or 'bigay'.
Often used in the context of gambling, games, or gathering items. As a root word, it forms verbs like 'kumabig' (to pull in) and 'kinabig' (pulled in). The noun form 'ang kabig' refers to the act itself.
🇵🇭 Isang kabig lang, naubos ang mga taya sa mesa.
🇺🇸 With just one pull/sweep, all the bets on the table were gone.
🇵🇭 Kinabig niya ang lahat ng panalo sa tong-its.
🇺🇸 He collected all the winnings in tong-its.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.