EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to coil; to wind...
to be surprised; to be startled...
messy, chaotic, disorderly...
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/mag-li-KAW/
FIL: Ang pagpulupot o pag-ikid ng isang bagay tulad ng sinulid, alambre, o lubid sa isang sisidlan o sa sarili nito.
EN: to coil; to wind
Think of what you do with your earphones before the age of wireless buds—that frustrating process of wrapping them up so they don't get tangled, only for them to get tangled anyway. That's "maglikaw." Also applies to winding up a hose or yarn.
ROOT MEANING: coil
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🇵🇭 Tinulungan niya ang kanyang lola na maglikaw ng sinulid.
🇺🇸 He helped his grandmother to wind the thread.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong maglikaw ng hose pagkatapos mong magdilig.
🇺🇸 You need to coil the hose after you finish watering.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.