EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to measure by handspan...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-dang-KAL/
FIL: Masukat sa pamamagitan ng dangkal (ang sukat mula sa dulo ng hinlalaki hanggang sa dulo ng hintuturo o kalingkingan kapag nakaunat).
EN: to be able to measure by handspan
The OG Filipino measurement system before tape measures were a thing. This is how your lola checks if the fish is big enough at the palengke, or how you estimate if the new TV will fit on the console. 'Kaya mo bang madangkal 'yan?' (Can you measure that with your handspan?)
Mula sa panlaping 'ma-' (panlaping pangkakayahan) at 'dangkal' (handspan).
Isang pandiwang pangkakayahan na nagpapahiwatig ng kakayahang sumukat gamit ang dangkal.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko madangkal ang lapad ng mesa dahil masyadong malaki.
🇺🇸 I can't measure the width of the table by handspan because it's too big.
🇵🇭 Subukan mong madangkal kung ilang dangkal ang haba ng aklat na iyan.
🇺🇸 Try to measure by handspan how many handspans long that book is.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.