EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be chopped into pieces, to be splintered...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ti-LAD/
FIL: Ang maputol o mahati sa maraming maliliit na piraso, karaniwan ay tumutukoy sa kahoy o kawayan sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng itak o katulad na kasangkapan.
EN: to be chopped into pieces, to be splintered
Imagine a lumberjack going wild on a log. The end result is that the log is matilad—chopped up into many pieces or splinters. It's more than just being 'cut'; it implies being broken down into smaller, often rough, segments. Parang puso mo after ng breakup, tilad-tilad.
From `ma-` (involuntary/ability prefix) + `tilad` (a chip or splinter of wood).
ROOT MEANING: sliver; splinter; chip (of wood)
Specific to materials like wood or bamboo being broken down. Can be used metaphorically for something shattered.
🇵🇭 Kailangang matilad ang mga kawayan para magawa ang pader.
🇺🇸 The bamboos need to be chopped into pieces to make the wall.
🇵🇭 Natilad ang sanga ng puno dahil sa lakas ng hangin.
🇺🇸 The tree branch was splintered by the strong wind.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.