EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make a raft; to travel by raft...
frustration; disappointment; dismay...
destruction; damage; breakdown...
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/mag-BAL-sa/
FIL: Ang paggawa o paggamit ng balsa, isang simpleng sasakyang pantubig na karaniwang gawa sa mga pinagdugtong-dugtong na kawayan o kahoy.
EN: to make a raft; to travel by raft
This is your OG provincial life hack for crossing a river when there's no bridge. Think Tom Hanks in 'Cast Away' but with bamboo. It's about building something simple to get you from point A to point B on water.
From Spanish 'balsa' (raft).
Associated with rural or provincial settings, or flood situations.
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🇵🇭 Nagpasya silang magbalsa upang makatawid sa ilog.
🇺🇸 They decided to travel by raft to cross the river.
🇵🇭 Mabilis na nagbalsa ang mga residente gamit ang mga lumang drum at kawayan noong bumaha.
🇺🇸 The residents quickly made a raft using old drums and bamboo when it flooded.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.