EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something axed; to use an axe...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-pa-la-KOL/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng palakol sa pagputol, partikular sa kahoy; o ang pag-utos sa iba na gumamit ng palakol.
EN: to have something axed; to use an axe
Literally, it's about getting an axe to chop something, like firewood for your lola's dirty kitchen. Figuratively, in the corporate world, 'mapalakol' means to get fired or laid off. 'Nagpalakol ang boss' means the boss went on a firing spree. It's the less subtle version of 'downsizing'.
From 'magpa-' (causative/instrumental prefix) + 'palakol' (axe).
Can be literal (chopping wood) or figurative (getting fired, 'sibakin'). The context determines the meaning.
🇵🇭 Nag-utos ang magsasaka na magpalakol ng mga tuyong sanga ng puno.
🇺🇸 The farmer ordered to have the dry tree branches axed.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa pagbaba ng kita, kailangang magpalakol ng empleyado ang kumpanya.
🇺🇸 Due to the decrease in profit, the company needs to lay off employees.
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