EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
was thickened...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ginawang mas makapal ang isang bagay. Sa malalim na panitikan, maaari rin itong mangahulugang nilikha o nilalang.
EN: was thickened
This word is a bit of a drama queen. In everyday life, it's what the make-up artist did to your foundation ("Kinapal niya 'yung base ko, mukha akong espasol!"). But in old poems and epic sagas, it's how the universe was made. "Ang mga bundok ay kinapal ng Bathala." So it's either about pancake-face makeup or divine creation. No in-between.
From the root word `kapal` (thickness). The first meaning ('to thicken') is straightforward. The second meaning ('to create') is a metaphorical extension, as if shaping a thick mass of material into existence. Related to `Maykapal` (The Creator).
The 'to create' meaning is literary, religious, or archaic. The 'to thicken' meaning is more common in practical contexts.
🇵🇭 Kinapal ng karpintero ang pader gamit ang semento.
🇺🇸 The carpenter thickened the wall with cement.
🇵🇭 Ang buong sanlibutan ay kinapal sa loob ng pitong araw, ayon sa Banal na Kasulatan.
🇺🇸 The entire universe was created in seven days, according to the Holy Scripture.
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