EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
steep, precipitous...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ti-RIK/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang lugar, tulad ng bundok o daan, na may mataas at halos bertikal na anggulo ng pag-akyat o pagbaba.
EN: steep, precipitous
This is that Baguio or Antipolo road that makes your car (and your prayers) go into overdrive. Yung feeling na parang aakyat ka na sa langit sa sobrang taas ng incline. Perfect description for a difficult hike, a scary driveway, or the "climb" you have to make in your career to get that promotion.
From *ma-* (adjective-forming prefix) + *tirik* (steepness).
ROOT MEANING: erect; upright; vertical
Describes a sharp incline or slope.
🇵🇭 Nahirapan ang sasakyan na umakyat sa matirik na daan.
🇺🇸 The car had difficulty climbing the steep road.
🇵🇭 Napakapagod akyatin ang matirik na bundok na iyon.
🇺🇸 It's very tiring to climb that precipitous mountain.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.