EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be hindered; to be obstructed...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-ba-LA-kid/
FIL: Magkaroon ng hadlang, sagabal, o balakid na pumipigil sa pag-usad o pagpapatuloy ng isang gawain o layunin.
EN: to be hindered; to be obstructed
That feeling when you're about to leave work on a Friday, and your boss says "Uh, one more thing..." That's you getting 'mabalakid'. It's any obstacle—slow internet, EDSA traffic, a chismosa neighbor—that gets in the way of your goals.
ROOT MEANING: obstacle, hindrance, barrier
More formal and literary than its common synonyms "mahadlangan" or "masagabal".
🇵🇭 Huwag nating hayaang mabalakid ng takot ang ating mga pangarap.
🇺🇸 Let's not allow our dreams to be hindered by fear.
🇵🇭 Nababalakid ang proyekto dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo.
🇺🇸 The project is being obstructed due to lack of funds.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.