EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to rise up suddenly; to spring up...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Biglang pagbangon o pagtindig mula sa pagkakahiga o pagkakaupo, karaniwan dahil sa gulat, pagkagising, o biglaang pangangailangan.
EN: to rise up suddenly; to spring up
'Yung feeling na nakatulog ka sa office tapos biglang dumaan si boss. Automatic kang mamalikwas para kunwari busy. It's that sudden 'oh-crap-I'm-awake' movement from a sitting or lying position.
ROOT MEANING: a sudden rise (from a lying position)
Often implies a startled, abrupt, or reflexive action.
🇵🇭 Mamalikwas ka sa gulat kapag narinig mo ang malakas na kulog.
🇺🇸 You will spring up in shock when you hear the loud thunder.
🇵🇭 Nang marinig niya ang kanyang pangalan, siya'y agad na namalikwas mula sa pagkakaupo.
🇺🇸 When he heard his name, he immediately sprang up from his seat.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.