EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shield; to defend with a shield...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ka-la-SA-gin/
FIL: Salagin o protektahan ang sarili o ang iba gamit ang kalasag.
EN: to shield; to defend with a shield
The verb form of using a 'kalasag' (shield). It's what Captain America does with his shield. In real life, ito 'yung ginagawa mo kapag may namba-bash sa bestie mo sa socmed. You 'shield' them from the haters. 'Hayaan mo, besh, ako ang **kakalasag** sa'yo laban sa mga Marites na 'yan.'
From `kalasag` (shield) + `-in` (verb suffix).
Can be used literally for combat or figuratively for defending someone from criticism, gossip, or harm.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang kalasagin ang mga paninira laban sa kanyang pamilya.
🇺🇸 He tried to shield his family from the defamatory remarks.
🇵🇭 Sa sinaunang labanan, mahalagang matutunan kung paano kalasagin ang mga palaso ng kaaway.
🇺🇸 In ancient warfare, it was important to learn how to defend against the enemy's arrows with a shield.
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