EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be able to cause drowsiness; to make sleepy...
to stoop, to bend over...
to slouch, to cower, to brood...
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FIL: Ang maging sanhi ng antok o pagkahilo na nais matulog.
EN: to be able to cause drowsiness; to make sleepy
The superpower of your professor during a 1 PM lecture. The effect of a heavy lunch of kare-kare. The vibe of a rainy, cold afternoon when you're supposed to be working. Anything that makes you want to find the nearest bed and take a nap. "Warning: makaantok ang gamot na ito."
maka- (causative prefix) + antok (sleepiness)
ROOT MEANING: sleepiness, drowsiness
This is a causative verb; it describes something *causing* sleepiness in someone else. The more common form used is 'nakakaantok' (is causing sleepiness).
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🇵🇭 Ang pagbabasa ng libro sa gabi ay nakakaantok para sa akin.
🇺🇸 Reading a book at night makes me sleepy.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang iinom ng gamot na makaantok kung magmamaneho ka.
🇺🇸 Don't take medicine that causes drowsiness if you are going to drive.
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