EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
very fierce; very potent; very strict...
committed suicide by hanging...
pried open, forced open...
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/na-pa-ka-BAG-sik/
FIL: Nagpapakita ng matinding bagsik; lubhang mabisa, malupit, mahigpit, o matapang.
EN: very fierce; very potent; very strict
Describes your terror prof, your mom's anger when you forget a chore, the spiciness of Bicol Express, or the effect of that cheap-but-strong Emperador brandy. Handle with care!
ROOT MEANING: fierceness; potency; severity
The 'napaka-' prefix is a superlative. 'Bagsik' can refer to fierceness in personality, potency of a substance (like poison or liquor), or severity of an effect (like a storm).
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🇵🇭 Napakabagsik ng bagyong dumaan sa aming probinsya.
🇺🇸 The typhoon that passed through our province was very fierce.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya bilang isang guro na napakabagsik magbigay ng pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 She is known as a teacher who is very strict in giving exams.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.