EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Leaning; tilted; biased...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/na-ka-ki-LING/
FIL: Hindi tuwid ang pagkakatayo o pagkakalagay; may pagkiling o pabor sa isang panig.
EN: Leaning; tilted; biased
Literally, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is nakakiling. Figuratively, 'yung referee na laging pabor sa isang team, nakakiling ang desisyon niya. Or your friend who always sides with their jowa in an argument, even when they're wrong. Biased, besh.
ROOT MEANING: Inclination; leaning; bias
Can be used both literally for physical tilting and figuratively for bias or partiality.
🇵🇭 Ang poste ng ilaw ay nakakiling na matapos ang malakas na bagyo.
🇺🇸 The light post is now leaning after the strong typhoon.
🇵🇭 Sinasabing ang desisyon ng hurado ay nakakiling sa mas sikat na kalahok.
🇺🇸 They say the judge's decision was biased towards the more famous contestant.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.