EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be choked; to be strangled...
helper, assistant, domestic helper...
business slump, downturn, slow period...
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/ma-SA-kal/
FIL: Mahirapan sa paghinga o mamatay dahil sa pagkakabara o pagkakadiin sa lalamunan o leeg.
EN: to be choked; to be strangled
Literally, what happens when you eat too fast and the food goes down the wrong pipe. Figuratively, it's how you feel when your boss gives you three urgent tasks at 4:59 PM on a Friday. 'Nasasakal ako sa dami ng utang!' It's the feeling of being suffocated, by a person, a situation, or a piece of chicken.
Can be used literally for physical choking or figuratively for feeling suffocated or overwhelmed by a situation. Completed aspect is 'nasakal'.
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🇵🇭 Muntik nang masakal ang bata sa kinakain niyang candy.
🇺🇸 The child was almost choked by the candy he was eating.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam niya ay nasasakal na siya sa sobrang pagiging selosa ng kanyang nobya.
🇺🇸 He feels like he is being suffocated by his girlfriend's extreme jealousy.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.