EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be cornered; to be entrapped...
to partner up; to become a business partner...
to curse; to put a hex on...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-PI-kot/
FIL: Ang mailagay sa isang sitwasyon kung saan walang matatakasan o malalabasan; masilo o mahuli sa isang patibong.
EN: to be cornered; to be entrapped
That feeling when your mom and your tita team up to ask you when you're getting married. You're trapped, no escape. It can also mean being forced into a marriage, the classic 'shotgun wedding' scenario in Filipino teleseryes.
From `ma-` + `pikot` (to corner, entrap).
Can refer to being physically cornered, trapped in a situation, or forced into marriage.
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🇵🇭 Nang mapikot ng mga pulis ang magnanakaw, wala na siyang nagawa kundi sumuko.
🇺🇸 When the thief was cornered by the police, he had no choice but to surrender.
🇵🇭 Sinasabing napikot lang daw siya kaya pinakasalan niya ang babae.
🇺🇸 It is said that he was just entrapped, which is why he married the woman.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.