EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to flail, to wriggle, to wag...
clicking; getting along...
pretending; feigning...
Pang-uri
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/ku-ma-wag-KA-wag/
FIL: Ang paulit-ulit at mabilis na paggalaw o pagkampay ng bahagi ng katawan, tulad ng kamay, paa, o buntot.
EN: to flail, to wriggle, to wag
This is the motion your dog's tail makes when you get home. It's also what your legs do when you're trying not to drown (wag naman sana). It’s that frantic, uncontrolled wriggling or flailing motion. Imagine a fish out of water or a baby excitedly waving its arms and legs. That's kumawag-kawag.
The repetition in 'kawag-kawag' implies a continuous or frantic motion.
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🇵🇭 Kumawag-kawag ang buntot ng aso nang makita nito ang kanyang amo.
🇺🇸 The dog's tail wagged excitedly when it saw its owner.
🇵🇭 Nang mahulog sa tubig, kumawag-kawag ang kanyang mga kamay at paa.
🇺🇸 When he fell into the water, his arms and legs flailed.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.