EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
scale (of a fish); dandruff...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ka-LIS-kis/
FIL: Ang bawat isa sa maliliit at manipis na piraso na bumabalot sa katawan ng isda at ilang uri ng reptilya. Ginagamit din ito sa kolokyal na pananalita para tumukoy sa balakubak.
EN: scale (of a fish); dandruff
What you have to scrape off a fish before you cook it, making the whole kitchen smell... fishy. Also, the "snow" on your shoulders if you use the wrong shampoo. "Uy, may kaliskis ka sa balikat mo!" is a low-key way of saying "You have dandruff."
Has a primary meaning (fish scales) and a very common secondary, colloquial meaning (dandruff).
🇵🇭 Tinulungan ko si nanay na mag-alis ng kaliskis ng isda sa palengke.
🇺🇸 I helped mom remove the scales from the fish at the market.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.