EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be carved, to be engraved...
to sting, to be sharp (pain)...
to stink, to emit a foul odor...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-U-kit/
FIL: Ang mailagay o maiukit na marka, disenyo, o salita sa isang matigas na ibabaw sa pamamagitan ng pag-alis ng bahagi nito.
EN: to be carved, to be engraved
Like your ex's name you unfortunately got tattooed on your arm, or the sweet nothings you carved into a school desk back in high school. If it can be etched onto a surface (or into your memory), it can be **maukit**. "Sana **maukit** sa bato ang mga pangako mo." (I wish your promises could be carved in stone.) A classic hugot line.
From `ma-` (potential/ability verb prefix) + `ukit` (carve, engrave).
ROOT MEANING: carving
Can be used literally for carving wood/stone or figuratively for something being deeply impressed upon one's mind or heart.
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🇵🇭 Gusto niyang maukit ang pangalan ng kanyang mga anak sa isang piraso ng kahoy.
🇺🇸 He wants the names of his children to be carved on a piece of wood.
🇵🇭 Ang mga alaala ng kabataan ay tila naukit sa kanyang isipan.
🇺🇸 The memories of youth seem to have been engraved in his mind.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.