EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to splash; to douse...
to yawn widely...
will lie down...
Pang-uri
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/mag-sa-BOY/
FIL: Maghagis o magtapon ng likido, tulad ng tubig, sa isang tao o bagay.
EN: to splash; to douse
What happens during the San Juan festival when everyone has a water gun or a bucket. It's also what a passing bus does to you on a rainy day when you're waiting for a jeep. It's a more forceful, directed version of `magsabog`, but for liquids.
From `mag-` (verb prefix) + `saboy` (splash).
ROOT MEANING: splash; scatter
Specifically used for splashing liquids.
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🇵🇭 Nagsimula ang mga bata na magsaboy ng tubig sa isa't isa.
🇺🇸 The children started to splash water at each other.
🇵🇭 Nag-ingat siyang huwag magsaboy ng mainit na sabaw habang inihahain ito.
🇺🇸 She was careful not to splash the hot soup while serving it.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.