EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to devour; to maul...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/LA-pa/
FIL: Ang marahas na pagkain, pagpunit, o pagpatay sa pamamagitan ng pagkagat at pagkalmot, karaniwang ginagawa ng mababangis na hayop.
EN: to devour; to maul
Imagine a lion with a zebra, or you with a bucket of Jollibee chicken after a long day. It's that no-holds-barred, 'gutom na ako' level of eating. Can also mean to get mauled, which is what happens to your wallet during a 12.12 sale.
Used as a root word for actions like 'lapain' (to devour something) or 'nilapa' (was devoured).
🇵🇭 Nakita nila kung paano lapa-in ng buwaya ang isang baboy-ramo.
🇺🇸 They saw how the crocodile devoured a wild boar.
🇵🇭 Nilapa ng aso ang natirang pagkain sa mesa.
🇺🇸 The dog devoured the leftover food on the table.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.