EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of making a hole; perforation...
to stab, to pierce...
to get entangled, to get complicated...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pag-bu-bu-TAS/
FIL: Ang proseso o kilos ng paglikha ng butas sa isang bagay.
EN: act of making a hole; perforation
Literally 'the making of a hole.' Whether it's your dad with a power drill, getting your ears pierced at the mall, or what happens to your budget during a 12.12 sale. If there's a new opening where there wasn't one before, that's pagbubutas.
From pag- (gerund prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable of the root (bu-) + butas (hole).
ROOT MEANING: hole
The pag- + reduplication form implies a continuous or professional action.
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🇵🇭 Ang pagbubutas ng kalsada ay nagdulot ng matinding trapiko.
🇺🇸 The drilling of the road caused heavy traffic.
🇵🇭 Mahirap ang pagbubutas sa makapal na pader na ito.
🇺🇸 The act of making a hole in this thick wall is difficult.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.