EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gaunt, hollow-cheeked, emaciated...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/lung-KAG/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging payat na payat, lalo na sa mukha, na nagpapakita ng gutom, pagod, o sakit.
EN: gaunt, hollow-cheeked, emaciated
The look you have after a week of OT, surviving only on coffee and instant noodles. Your cheeks are sunken in, and you look like you've seen a ghost (or your credit card bill). It's the ultimate 'haggard na haggard' look.
Describes a state of extreme thinness, often with a negative connotation of being unhealthy.
🇵🇭 Naging lungkag ang kanyang mga pisngi dahil sa matinding karamdaman.
🇺🇸 His cheeks became gaunt due to severe illness.
🇵🇭 Napansin ko ang lungkag na anyo ng pulubi sa kalye.
🇺🇸 I noticed the emaciated appearance of the beggar on the street.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.