EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To dislocate; to sprain....
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/mag-lin-SAD/
FIL: Magkaroon ng pinsala sa kasukasuan kung saan ang dulo ng buto ay naalis sa normal nitong posisyon.
EN: To dislocate; to sprain.
The painful result of trying to be athletic when you're clearly not. One wrong move playing basketball or a bad fall from trying a TikTok dance, and boom, your joint decides to go on a separate vacation. Time to see the 'manghihilot'.
From mag- (verb prefix) + linsad (dislocated).
ROOT MEANING: dislocated, sprained
Maglinsad is the intransitive verb (to become dislocated), while malinsad is more common. For example, "Nag-ingat siya para hindi maglinsad ang balikat niya" vs "Nalinsad ang balikat niya."
🇵🇭 Bigla siyang napasigaw nang maglinsad ang kanyang tuhod habang naglalaro.
🇺🇸 He suddenly screamed when his knee got dislocated while playing.
🇵🇭 Delikado ang pagbuhat ng mabigat dahil baka maglinsad ang iyong likod.
🇺🇸 Lifting heavy things is dangerous because your back might get sprained.
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