EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to carve; to sculpt...
to rush something; to do something hastily...
to hurry up; to do something quickly...
Pang-uri
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/la-LI-kin/
FIL: Ang pag-ukit o paghubog sa isang materyal, karaniwan ay kahoy o bato, gamit ang isang matalim na kasangkapan upang makabuo ng isang disenyo o anyo.
EN: to carve; to sculpt
This is what artisans in Paete, Laguna do for a living. Imagine taking a boring block of wood and turning it into a majestic statue of a saint or a detailed miniature jeepney. It's the act of giving shape to something raw. Parang pag-shape mo sa future mo, kailangan ng focus, patience, at tamang tools. Kailangan mong lalikin ang pangarap mo.
From "lalik" (act of carving).
The root word "lalik" refers to the act or the tool for carving. "Lalikin" is the command form. "Nilalik" is past tense, "nilalalik" is present tense, "lalalikin" is future tense.
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🇵🇭 Inutusan siyang lalikin ang isang estatwa mula sa puno ng narra.
🇺🇸 He was ordered to carve a statue from the narra tree.
🇵🇭 Mahirap lalikin ang matigas na bato.
🇺🇸 It is difficult to carve hard stone.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.