EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be stopped; to be restrained...
to fold...
burnt to ashes; razed...
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/ma-PI-gil/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng kakayahang pigilan, hadlangan, o kontrolin ang isang kilos, damdamin, o pangyayari.
EN: to be stopped; to be restrained
What you try to do with your laughter when your friend trips in public. Or what you can't do with your urge to buy something from the Shopee 12.12 sale. It's the ultimate test of self-control. 'Di ko mapigil ang kilig!'
From `ma-` + `pigil` (control, restrain).
Often used in the negative form 'hindi mapigil' (cannot be stopped/controlled).
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🇵🇭 Hindi niya mapigil ang pag-iyak nang malamang pasado siya sa board exam.
🇺🇸 She couldn't stop crying when she found out she passed the board exam.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan nilang mapigil ang pagkalat ng tsismis, ngunit huli na ang lahat.
🇺🇸 They tried to stop the spread of the rumor, but it was too late.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.