EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
strangulation; state of being choked...
collection (of payments/donations)...
to collect (something)...
Pang-uri
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/pag-ka-sa-KAL/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging sinasakal o ang pagpigil sa paghinga sa pamamagitan ng diin sa leeg. Maaari ring tumukoy sa metaporikal na pakiramdam ng pagiging gipit o pigil.
EN: strangulation; state of being choked
Literally, it's what happens in action movies. But metaphorically? It's your mountain of debt. It's your micromanaging boss. It's a toxic relationship. It's that feeling of being suffocated by expectations or problems. When you say, 'Sinasakal na ako,' you're not talking about your airway, you're talking about your life. Pagkasakal is that feeling of having no breathing room.
From 'pagka-' + 'sakal'.
Has both a literal, physical meaning and a very common metaphorical one related to pressure, debt, or emotional distress.
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🇵🇭 Ang sanhi ng kanyang pagkamatay ay pagkasakal.
🇺🇸 The cause of his death was strangulation.
🇵🇭 Ramdam niya ang pagkasakal sa dami ng utang na kailangang bayaran.
🇺🇸 He felt the suffocation from the amount of debt that needed to be paid.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.