EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to form a lump; to bud...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ma-mu-KOL/
FIL: Ang pagbuo ng isang bukol o umbok; sa halaman, ito ay ang pagsisimulang lumabas ng usbong o bulaklak.
EN: to form a lump; to bud
Like when you get a "bukol" on your head after walking into a glass door. Or for plants, it's that "getting ready to bloom" stage, like a rosebud about to show off. It's the physical manifestation of "may namumuong something."
From "mang-" + "bukol".
ROOT MEANING: lump; bump; swelling
Can refer to a lump on the body, a bud on a plant, or even a gathering of something into a mass.
🇵🇭 Nagsisimula nang mamukol ang mga usbong ng sampaguita sa hardin.
🇺🇸 The sampaguita buds are starting to form in the garden.
🇵🇭 Nangati ang braso niya at nagsimulang mamukol dahil sa kagat ng lamok.
🇺🇸 His arm itched and began to form lumps due to mosquito bites.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.