EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
emaciation; being gaunt...
to be able to knock down; to cause to fall...
to be able to prove; to verify...
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/nga-LOS/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng labis na pamamayat o panghihina ng katawan, karaniwan ay dahil sa matinding sakit, gutom, o pagod.
EN: emaciation; being gaunt
That look of being extremely thin and weak, not from dieting, but from being really sick or stressed. It's when someone loses so much weight that people get concerned, not envious. "Grabe ang pagka-ngalos niya mula nang magkasakit."
Often used in the verb form 'nangangalos' (becoming emaciated). Describes a state of unhealthy thinness.
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🇵🇭 Halata ang ngalos sa kanyang mukha matapos ang ilang linggong pagkakasakit.
🇺🇸 The emaciation on his face was obvious after weeks of being sick.
🇵🇭 Nangangalos ang aso dahil hindi pinapakain nang maayos.
🇺🇸 The dog is becoming emaciated because it is not being fed properly.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.