EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to tie into a knot; to tangle up...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pag-bu-hu-LIN/
FIL: Ang pagtatali ng isang bagay, tulad ng lubid o sinulid, upang makabuo ng buhol.
EN: to tie into a knot; to tangle up
This is what happens to your earphones in your pocket, no matter how carefully you put them in. It's the act of tying, knotting, or tangling something up. It can be literal, like tying a ribbon, or figurative, like when a project's logistics get super complicated and 'nagkabuhul-buhol na'.
From pag- (verb prefix) + buhol (knot) + -in (object-focus suffix).
ROOT MEANING: knot, tangle
The root 'buhol' is very common for describing anything tangled or knotted.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang pagbuhulin ang dalawang dulo ng tali.
🇺🇸 He tried to tie the two ends of the rope into a knot.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong pagbuhulin ang mga sinulid.
🇺🇸 Don't tangle up the threads.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.