EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stir with a finger; to meddle...
to clench; to press firmly together...
to endure; to bear with patience...
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FIL: Halukayin o paglaruan ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay likido o pagkain, gamit ang daliri. Sa matalinhagang paraan, ito ay nangangahulugang manghimasok o makialam.
EN: to stir with a finger; to meddle
Literally, it's stirring your coffee with your finger because you're too lazy to get a spoon. Figuratively, it's what your 'marites' na kapitbahay does: sticking their nose into your business, stirring up trouble where there was none. So, don't 'kalikawin' the sleeping dog, or your friend's relationship drama.
Has both a literal (stirring with a finger) and a very common figurative (meddling) meaning.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong kalikawin ang asukal sa kape, gamitin mo ang kutsarita.
🇺🇸 Don't stir the sugar in the coffee with your finger, use the teaspoon.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang kalikawin ang mga bagay na hindi niya dapat pinakikialaman.
🇺🇸 He likes to meddle in things that are not his business.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.