EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sickly, prone to illness...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-sa-ki-TIN/
FIL: Madaling kapitan ng sakit o karamdaman; may mahinang pangangatawan.
EN: sickly, prone to illness
This is your friend who always has an MC (Medical Certificate) ready. They collect illnesses like others collect Funko Pops. A slight change in weather? They're sick. Someone sneezed in the next barangay? They're sick. They're the reason Vicks VapoRub and Neozep sales are always stable.
From `sakit` ("illness") + `-in` (suffix indicating tendency or proneness), with the `ma-` prefix.
Describes a person's general state of health, not a specific instance of being sick.
🇵🇭 Dahil masakitin si Ana, lagi siyang pinapayuhan ng kanyang ina na mag-ingat.
🇺🇸 Because Ana is sickly, her mother always advises her to be careful.
🇵🇭 Ang batang masakitin ay kailangang bigyan ng masustansyang pagkain.
🇺🇸 A sickly child needs to be given nutritious food.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.