EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be torn; to get ripped...
wide-eyed, staring blankly...
aware, conscious, enlightened...
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/ma-gi-SI/
FIL: Ang di-sinasadyang mapunit o masira dahil sa pagbanat o paghila.
EN: to be torn; to get ripped
That tragic moment when your favorite shirt or your last 100-peso bill gets a tear. It's the sound your tight jeans make when you squat. "Hala, nagisi!" is the national expression of fabric-related despair.
From "ma-" (stative prefix) + "gisi" (a tear, a rip).
ROOT MEANING: torn
Refers to the tearing of thin materials like paper, cloth, or plastic.
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