EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to massage; to perform traditional healing...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-HI-lot/
FIL: Ang paglalapat ng masahe o tradisyonal na panggagamot sa isang tao, karaniwan para maibsan ang sakit sa katawan, ayusin ang pilay, o bilang gawain ng isang komadrona.
EN: to massage; to perform traditional healing
This is what you ask your lola to do when you have a "pilay" (sprain) or just feeling "lamig sa likod" (coldness in the back). It's the OG Filipino deep tissue massage, sometimes involving mysterious oils and chants. It's also the verb for what a traditional midwife (komadrona) does.
ROOT MEANING: traditional Filipino massage; traditional midwife
Can refer to both a general massage and the specific practice of a traditional Filipino healer (manghihilot). The context usually clarifies the meaning.
🇵🇭 Marunong ka bang maghilot ng likod? Masakit kasi.
🇺🇸 Do you know how to massage a back? Mine is aching.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating tumawag ng marunong maghilot para sa pilay ni Lito.
🇺🇸 We need to call someone who knows how to perform a traditional healing massage for Lito's sprain.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.