EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lying across; blocking the way...
will hang (clothes) to dry...
will close...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-ka-ba-lag-BAG/
FIL: Ang pagiging nakahiga o nakalagay nang pahalang sa isang daanan, na nagsisilbing hadlang o sagabal.
EN: lying across; blocking the way
Picture that truck that broke down sideways on EDSA during rush hour. Or a huge fallen tree blocking a provincial road after a typhoon. That's nakabalagbag. It's not just in the way, it's *aggressively* in the way, blocking everything and everyone.
ROOT MEANING: transverse, crosswise
Implies a large object lying transversely or horizontally, causing an obstruction.
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🇵🇭 Isang malaking puno ang nakabalagbag sa kalsada pagkatapos ng malakas na bagyo.
🇺🇸 A large tree was lying across the road after the strong typhoon.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.