EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
scaly...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-ka-lis-KIS/
FIL: Mayroon o nababalutan ng maraming kaliskis.
EN: scaly
Parang balat ng isda, ahas, o 'yung siko mo pag hindi ka nag-lotion. "Friend, makaliskis 'yang legs mo, mag-moisturize ka naman." Also used to describe a poorly cleaned fish at the palengke.
ma- (having the quality of) + kaliskis (scale)
ROOT MEANING: scale (of a fish); dandruff
Can be used literally for animals or figuratively for dry skin.
🇵🇭 Ang isdang bangus ay makaliskis kaya mahirap linisin.
🇺🇸 The milkfish is very scaly, so it's hard to clean.
🇵🇭 Naging makaliskis ang kanyang balat dahil sa sobrang init.
🇺🇸 Her skin became scaly because of the extreme heat.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.