EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to run amok...
deliverer, escort, courier...
cheerer, shouter...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-a-MOK/
FIL: Biglaang pagwawala o marahas na pag-atake sa mga tao nang walang malinaw na dahilan, kadalasan ay bunsod ng matinding galit o problemang pangkaisipan.
EN: to run amok
This is a word we loaned to English! "To run amok." It's that moment when someone just snaps. Think of a quiet officemate who suddenly starts flipping tables because the Wi-Fi is down again. It's a sudden, violent outburst. A friendly reminder: if someone's about to 'mag-amok', maybe don't tell them to "calm down." Just run.
From Malay "amuk" (rushing in a frenzy, attacking). This is one of the few Filipino words that has entered the English lexicon.
Carries a strong, negative connotation of uncontrolled, violent rage.
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🇵🇭 Nagulat ang lahat nang biglang mag-amok ang lalaki sa gitna ng palengke.
🇺🇸 Everyone was shocked when the man suddenly ran amok in the middle of the market.
🇵🇭 Binalaan ng pulisya ang publiko tungkol sa isang taong nagbabantang mag-amok.
🇺🇸 The police warned the public about a person threatening to run amok.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.