EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
winding, meandering...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/li-KAW-li-kaw/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang bagay, karaniwan ay daan o landas, na maraming kurba, liko, o paikot-ikot; hindi tuwid.
EN: winding, meandering
Parang daan paakyat ng Baguio o 'yung kwento ng kaibigan mong maraming side-story bago marating ang point. 'Yung usapan niyo, likaw-likaw bago naging kayo. Ganon. It's the opposite of 'straight to the point'.
ROOT MEANING: coil
Reduplication of 'likaw' (coil, curve) to intensify the meaning.
🇵🇭 Ang likaw-likaw na daan sa kabundukan ay nagbibigay ng magandang tanawin.
🇺🇸 The winding road in the mountains offers a beautiful view.
🇵🇭 Nalito ako sa likaw-likaw niyang paliwanag.
🇺🇸 I got confused by his meandering explanation.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.