EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
an instant; a blink of an eye...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ki-sap-ma-TA/
FIL: Isang napakaikling sandali o panahon, katumbas ng bilis ng pagpikit at pagdilat ng mata.
EN: an instant; a blink of an eye
The official Filipino unit of measurement for how fast your sahod (salary) disappears after paying bills. 'Nandiyan lang kanina, nawala sa isang kisapmata.' It’s that magical, fleeting moment before reality hits you. Also used to describe how quickly a crush can ghost you.
Tambalang salita mula sa 'kisap' (blink) at 'mata' (eye).
ROOT MEANING: blink; twinkle
Isang napakakaraniwang idyoma.
🇵🇭 Sa isang kisapmata, nagbago ang lahat.
🇺🇸 In the blink of an eye, everything changed.
🇵🇭 Nawala ang magnanakaw sa isang kisapmata.
🇺🇸 The thief disappeared in an instant.
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