EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
crude, vulgar, unrefined (in action/movement)...
to root; to dig up with the snout...
to burn; to set on fire; to cremate...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-gas-LAW/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa kilos o galaw na bastos, walang pinong pag-iingat, at hindi kaaya-aya sa paningin.
EN: crude, vulgar, unrefined (in action/movement)
Describes someone who moves like a bull in a china shop. 'Yung kaibigan mong kumakain na parang wala nang bukas, o sumasayaw na parang sinasapian. It's not about being bad, just... lacking finesse. Think less ballerina, more 'siga' sa kanto.
ma- (prefix indicating quality) + gaslaw (crudeness of movement)
ROOT MEANING: coarseness; roughness; crudeness (in action or speech)
Specifically refers to physical actions and movements, not necessarily speech (though it can be related). Differentiated from 'magaspang' which is more about texture or general coarseness of character.
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🇵🇭 Itinuturing na magaslaw ang pagtawa nang malakas habang nakabukaka.
🇺🇸 Laughing loudly while sitting with legs wide apart is considered crude.
🇵🇭 Pinagsabihan siya dahil sa kanyang magaslaw na pagkilos sa hapag-kainan.
🇺🇸 He was reprimanded for his unrefined actions at the dinner table.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.