EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
coil...
Insemination; sowing....
Procrastination....
Pang-uri
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/li-KAW/
FIL: Isang bagay na nakaayos nang paikot-ikot o nakapulupot, tulad ng lubid, alambre, o ahas.
EN: coil
That tangled mess your earphones become in your pocket? That's a 'likaw'. The way a snake rests, or how you roll up the garden hose or Christmas lights? That's also a 'likaw'. It's any circular, winding, looping formation. It's also a great way to describe the traffic on EDSA—a long, slow-moving 'likaw' of cars.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likaw (to curve, bend).
The verb form is "lumikaw" (to coil) or "ilikaw" (to coil something).
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🇵🇭 Isang malaking likaw ng ahas ang nakita niya sa damuhan.
🇺🇸 He saw a large coil of snake in the grass.
🇵🇭 Ayusin mo ang likaw ng alambre para hindi magkabuhol-buhol.
🇺🇸 Fix the winding of the wire so it doesn't get tangled.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.