EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
one who measures by handspans...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/man-da-dang-KAL/
FIL: Isang tao na ang gawain o paraan ng pagsukat ay sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng dangkal o ang haba mula sa dulo ng hinlalaki hanggang sa dulo ng kalingkingan.
EN: one who measures by handspans
Before 'yung mga metro stick at measuring tape, may mga **mandadangkal**. Sila 'yung original na human ruler. 'Pag nagpapagawa ka ng lamesa sa karpintero noon, "Sige, sukatin mo ng sampung dangkal." Sila 'yun. Today, sila 'yung tropa mong expert mag-estimate ng size ng pizza just by looking.
This is a very rare word, formed from the 'man-'(doer) prefix and the root 'dangkal' (handspan). It's more of a descriptive noun than a common job title.
🇵🇭 Isang bihasang mandadangkal ang matandang karpintero sa aming nayon.
🇺🇸 The old carpenter in our village was an expert one who measures by handspans.
🇵🇭 Walang dalang panukat kaya ang mandadangkal na lang ang ginamit na paraan.
🇺🇸 They had no measuring tool, so the one who measures by handspans was the method used.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.