EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to bend; to warp; to become crooked...
barn...
to varnish...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang pagyuko o pagbaluktot ng isang bagay na dati ay tuwid; ang pagiging hindi na deretso o pantay.
EN: to bend; to warp; to become crooked
What happens to cheap utensils after one encounter with frozen ice cream. It's also what happens to your back after sitting in a monobloc chair for 8 hours straight. Or what happens to a politician's principles over time. Anything that was once straight, but isn't anymore.
mag- (verb prefix) + balikuko (crooked, bent)
Refers to the process of becoming bent or crooked. Can be used literally for objects or figuratively for abstract concepts like principles or one's path in life.
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🇵🇭 Nagbalikuko ang alambre dahil sa bigat ng mga sampay.
🇺🇸 The wire bent because of the weight of the laundry.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa init ng araw, nagbalikuko ang plastic na upuan.
🇺🇸 Because of the sun's heat, the plastic chair warped.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.