EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
severe thrashing; a place full of 'lipa' plants...
to tell a secret...
sexy...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/li-pa-KAN/
FIL: Sa matalinhagang kahulugan, ito ay tumutukoy sa matinding pagpalo o bugbog. Sa literal na kahulugan, isang lugar na maraming tumutubong halamang lipa (Dendrocnide meyeniana).
EN: severe thrashing; a place full of 'lipa' plants
Literally, a place you do NOT want to fall into, as it's full of the 'lipa' plant, the botanical equivalent of a thousand tiny needles. Figuratively, it's what your parents threatened you with when you were a kid. "Gusto mo ng lipakan?" meant "Do you want a severe spanking?" It's a beating so bad, it feels like you rolled around in a field of stinging nettles.
The literal meaning is rare in conversation. The figurative meaning of 'a severe beating' is more common, though somewhat old-fashioned.
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🇵🇭 Binigyan siya ng lipakan ng kanyang ama dahil sa pagiging suwail.
🇺🇸 He was given a severe thrashing by his father for being disobedient.
🇵🇭 Iwasan mong pumasok sa lipakan sa likod ng gubat.
🇺🇸 Avoid entering the place full of lipa plants behind the forest.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.