EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be blocked; to be clogged...
instantly, immediately...
instant, sudden, immediate...
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/ma-ba-ra-HAN/
FIL: Mahadlangan o masarhan ang isang daanan, na nagiging sanhi ng pagtigil ng daloy.
EN: to be blocked; to be clogged
Your sink when you've washed too much pancit canton residue down it. EDSA at 5 PM on a payday Friday. Your friend's DMs when they post a fire selfie. Anything that's supposed to flow but can't. 'Mabarahan' is the Tagalog for 'Houston, we have a blockage.'
From Spanish 'barra' (bar, barrier).
ROOT MEANING: To block; to clog; to obstruct
Used for both physical blockages (pipes, roads) and metaphorical ones (communication, creative flow).
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🇵🇭 Tumawag ka ng tubero dahil baka mabarahan ang ating lababo.
🇺🇸 Call a plumber because our sink might get clogged.
🇵🇭 Sana hindi mabarahan ang daloy ng tulong para sa mga nasalanta.
🇺🇸 I hope the flow of aid for the victims won't be blocked.
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