EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be peeled off, to flake off...
All Saints' Day/All Souls' Day...
to swing, to sway...
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/ma-ba-bak-BAK/
FIL: Ang unti-unting pagtanggal o pagtuklap ng panlabas na bahagi o balat ng isang bagay, tulad ng pintura sa pader o balat matapos masunog sa araw.
EN: to be peeled off, to flake off
This is what happens to cheap paint, your skin after getting sunburnt at the beach, or the non-stick coating of your old frying pan. It's that process of flaking away. The 'true colors' of a wall, or a person, are revealed when the outer layer starts to 'mabakbak'.
From 'ma-' (potential prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable 'ba-' + 'bakbak' (to peel, to strip off a surface layer).
The root 'bakbak' implies a flaking or peeling away of a surface layer. 'Mababakbak' is the potential form, meaning 'will be peeled off' or 'can be peeled off'.
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa matinding init, nagsimula nang mabakbak ang pintura ng aming pader.
🇺🇸 Because of the intense heat, the paint on our wall has started to peel off.
🇵🇭 Mag-lotion ka, kung hindi ay mababakbak ang balat mo.
🇺🇸 Put on lotion, otherwise your skin will peel off.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.