EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
congestion, crowdedness, density...
was yanked; was suddenly pulled...
got a share; received a cut (of profits)...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-sik-SI-kan/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging masikip, puno, o siksik ng mga tao o bagay sa isang lugar.
EN: congestion, crowdedness, density
Ever ridden the MRT at 7 AM on a Monday? That's kasiksikan. It's Divisoria during the Christmas rush. It's that feeling when everyone in the family decides to hang out in your room. It's the physical manifestation of 'Walang personal space.'
From ka- + siksik + -an. 'Siksik' means 'dense' or 'compact.'
ROOT MEANING: packed, dense, crowded
Describes the state of a place being overly crowded or congested.
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🇵🇭 Hindi na nakakatuwa ang kasiksikan ng trapiko sa EDSA tuwing Biyernes.
🇺🇸 The congestion of traffic on EDSA every Friday is no longer amusing.
🇵🇭 Nagtiis sila sa kasiksikan sa loob ng evacuation center.
🇺🇸 They endured the crowdedness inside the evacuation center.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.