EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be covered; to be enveloped; to be wrapped...
grilled chicken or pork intestines...
to dip...
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/ma-ba-lu-TAN/
FIL: Matakpan sa lahat ng panig; mapalibutan o mapuno ng isang bagay.
EN: to be covered; to be enveloped; to be wrapped
This is what you want your siopao to be: fully 'mabalutan' by the soft, white dough. It's also what happens to a room when the fog machine is on too high at a party. Figuratively, it's how you feel when you're 'mabalutan ng hiya' (enveloped in shame) after a major 'epic fail' moment.
ma- (potential verb prefix) + balot (wrap) + -an (locative/referential suffix)
ROOT MEANING: wrapped
Implies being completely covered or surrounded.
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🇵🇭 Gusto kong mabalutan ng kumot dahil sa sobrang lamig.
🇺🇸 I want to be wrapped in a blanket because it's so cold.
🇵🇭 Nabalutan ng misteryo ang pagkawala ng alahas.
🇺🇸 The disappearance of the jewelry was enveloped in mystery.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.