EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
(eyes) rolled back...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/na-ka-ti-RIK/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng mga mata na nakaputing o nakatingin paitaas, karaniwang dahil sa pagkahimatay, sakit, o matinding emosyon.
EN: (eyes) rolled back
This is the scary one. When someone faints or has a seizure and their eyes roll back so you only see the whites. 'Nakatirik ang mata.' Also used hyperbolically for extreme annoyance: "Napatirik ang mata ko sa ka-OA-han niya." (My eyes rolled back at her over-the-top antics.)
ROOT MEANING: erect; upright; vertical
Almost exclusively used to describe the state of one's eyes.
🇵🇭 Nang himatayin siya, nakita nilang nakatirik ang kanyang mga mata.
🇺🇸 When she fainted, they saw that her eyes were rolled back.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.