EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be split or cleaved...
young lady, daughter (term of endearment)...
to sue, to file a case against...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ba-AK/
FIL: Mahati o mapaghiwalay sa dalawang bahagi, karaniwang tumutukoy sa mga bagay na matitigas tulad ng kahoy, bato, o bao ng niyog.
EN: to be split or cleaved
What happens to a coconut when the manong with the bolo hits it just right. Also, what happens to your heart ('pusong nabaak') when you see your crush with someone else. It's a clean, decisive split, not just a crack. Hugot: 'Sana kung 'di tayo para sa isa't isa, mabaak na lang agad, 'wag nang patagalin pa.'
From the prefix 'ma-' (denoting ability or potential) + 'baak' (a split or cleavage).
ROOT MEANING: cracked; split in two
Often used for hard, brittle objects. The active verb form is 'baakin' (to split something). 'Mabiyak' is a close synonym.
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🇵🇭 Kahit anong pilit, hindi niya mabaak ang buko gamit lang ang kanyang mga kamay.
🇺🇸 No matter how he tried, he couldn't split the young coconut using only his hands.
🇵🇭 Sa lakas ng kidlat, tila nabaak ang malaking puno ng akasya.
🇺🇸 From the force of the lightning, the large acacia tree seemed to have been cleaved.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.