EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
stupor, daze...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/ka-tu-la-la-AN/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging tulala; isang estado ng kawalan ng malay o malalim na pag-iisip dahil sa pagkabigla, pagkamangha, o matinding damdamin.
EN: stupor, daze
That moment when your brain just blue-screens. It's the 'loading...' icon in your head after hearing shocking chismis, seeing your crush, or finding out your sweldo for the month is already gone. It's the blank stare, mouth slightly open, as the world moves in slow motion around you.
From 'ka-' + 'tulala' (stunned, dazed) + '-an' (suffix indicating a state or condition).
ROOT MEANING: stunned; dazed; stupefied
A more formal and less common word than 'pagkatulala'.
🇵🇭 Nananatili siya sa isang katulalaan matapos marinig ang balita.
🇺🇸 He remained in a stupor after hearing the news.
🇵🇭 Bigla siyang natauhan mula sa kanyang katulalaan nang may tumapik sa kanyang balikat.
🇺🇸 He was suddenly brought back to his senses from his daze when someone tapped his shoulder.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.