EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to inject; to pierce with a needle...
to cross one's mind; to brush against lightly...
to save; to rescue...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-tu-ROK/
FIL: Magpasok ng likido sa katawan gamit ang karayom; bumaon o tumusok nang malalim.
EN: to inject; to pierce with a needle
What a nurse does to you with a vaccine or a shot of antibiotics. It's that 'Isang kagat lang ng langgam' moment before you feel the sting. Also used in a darker context for illegal drug use. So, context is key, people!
Strongly associated with medical injections or illegal drug use. Differentiated from 'magtusok' which is more general.
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🇵🇭 Ang nars ang magtuturok ng bakuna sa mga bata.
🇺🇸 The nurse will be the one to inject the vaccine into the children.
🇵🇭 Takot siyang magpaturok ng gamot.
🇺🇸 He is afraid to get injected with medicine.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.