EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
speed...
tightening; congestion; crowdedness...
act of serving; service...
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/ka-bi-li-SAN/
FIL: Ang katangian ng pagiging mabilis o matulin sa pagkilos; tulin o bilis.
EN: speed
This is the scientific, slightly more formal cousin of 'bilis'. It's what you use to talk about the speed of your internet connection, the velocity of a moving car, or how quickly chismis spreads in the office. It's the noun form of 'mabilis'.
From `ka-` + `bilis` + `-an`.
ROOT MEANING: speed; swiftness; quickness
Less common in everyday conversation than 'bilis', but used in more formal or technical contexts.
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🇵🇭 Sinusukat ng mga pulis ang kabilisan ng mga sasakyan sa highway.
🇺🇸 The police are measuring the speed of vehicles on the highway.
🇵🇭 Humanga ako sa kabilisan ng kanyang pag-iisip.
🇺🇸 I was amazed by the swiftness of his thinking.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.