EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to dissolve; to dilute...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/mag-ka-NAW/
FIL: Tunawin ang isang solidong bagay sa isang likido; haluan ng tubig o ibang likido upang mabawasan ang tapang o lapot.
EN: to dissolve; to dilute
Like making 3-in-1 coffee or powdered juice. You pour the powder, add water, and stir until it disappears. It's also what happens to your savings when 11.11 and 12.12 sales come. Biglang natunaw.
mag- (verb prefix) + kanaw (dissolve)
Synonymous with 'magtunaw' in many contexts, but 'magkanaw' is more specific to dissolving a solid into a liquid.
🇵🇭 Kailangang magkanaw muna ng gatas na pulbos sa maligamgam na tubig.
🇺🇸 You need to dissolve the powdered milk in warm water first.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kalimutang magkanaw ng asukal para sa kape ko.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to dissolve sugar for my coffee.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.