EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become stained all over...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ka-ba-hid-BA-hid/
FIL: Ang magkaroon ng maraming maliliit na dumi, mantsa, o marka sa iba't ibang bahagi ng isang bagay o ibabaw.
EN: to become stained all over
Imagine a toddler after a solo mission with a chocolate cake. That's `magkabahid-bahid`. It's not just one stain; it's a constellation of smudges. Your white shirt after eating sisig with a leaky fork, or your reputation after a 'Maritess' is done with you. It means to be covered in multiple stains or blemishes.
From 'magka-' (to get) + reduplicated 'bahid' (stain, smudge).
ROOT MEANING: trace, stain, smear
The reduplication 'bahid-bahid' implies that the stains are multiple and scattered, covering a surface unevenly.
🇵🇭 Nagkabahid-bahid ng putik ang kanyang uniporme pagkatapos maglaro sa ulan.
🇺🇸 His uniform became stained all over with mud after playing in the rain.
🇵🇭 Ayokong magkabahid-bahid ang pangalan ng ating pamilya dahil sa isang pagkakamali.
🇺🇸 I don't want our family's name to be tarnished by one mistake.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.