EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
restraining, breathtaking...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/na-ka-pi-PI-gil/
FIL: Nagdudulot ng pagpigil o paghinto sa isang kilos, damdamin, o pag-usad. Maaari ding tumukoy sa isang bagay na lubhang kagila-gilalas na tila humihinto ang paghinga.
EN: restraining, breathtaking
'Yung tawa mo na gusto mong ilabas sa meeting pero 'di pwede, so you're just shaking. That's `nakapipigil`. Also used for things that are so amazing they take your breath away, like "Nakapipigil-hiningang ganda!" (Breathtakingly beautiful!).
From naka- (causative prefix) + reduplication of first syllable of root pi- + pigil (control, restrain).
Can mean either causing restraint or being so intense it causes one to hold their breath (e.g., nakapipigil-hininga).
🇵🇭 Nakapipigil ng galit ang kaniyang mahinahong pagsasalita.
🇺🇸 His calm way of speaking is restraining one's anger.
🇵🇭 Ang tanawin mula sa tuktok ng bundok ay nakapipigil-hininga.
🇺🇸 The view from the mountain top is breathtaking.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.