EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be cut; to be disconnected; to be severed...
ticket...
effeminate man...
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/ma-PU-tol/
FIL: Ang pagkaputol, pagkahinto, o pagkatigil ng isang bagay na tuloy-tuloy, gaya ng linya, koneksyon, o daloy.
EN: to be cut; to be disconnected; to be severed
The official verb for when your WiFi dies mid-Zoom call, your Meralco connection gets cut, or your train of thought is interrupted by a chismosa neighbor. 'Nako, naputol ang internet, 'di ko na-submit 'yung report!' It's the universe's way of saying 'pause,' whether you like it or not. Also used for relationships ending: 'naputol ang ugnayan.'
From ma- (ability/accidental verb prefix) + putol (cut).
ROOT MEANING: cut, severed, disconnected
Can refer to physical cutting or metaphorical disconnection.
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🇵🇭 Biglang naputol ang aming tawag sa telepono.
🇺🇸 Our phone call was suddenly disconnected.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka at baka maputol ang lubid.
🇺🇸 Be careful or the rope might be cut.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.