EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of taking a detour; meandering...
replacement, substitute...
Kapampangan (person/language)...
Pang-uri
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/pag-li-li-KAW/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pag-iwas sa tuwid o karaniwang daan; pagpili sa isang paliku-likong landas.
EN: act of taking a detour; meandering
It's what Waze does when there's an accident on EDSA—the 'paglilikaw' to a side street that looks promising but is actually a portal to another dimension of traffic. It's also your friend's storytelling style, taking a million detours before getting to the point.
From `pag-` (gerund prefix) + reduplication of the first syllable of the root `li-` + `likaw` (coil, wind).
ROOT MEANING: coil
Can refer to a physical detour or a metaphorical one, like in a conversation.
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🇵🇭 Dahil sa saradong kalsada, kinailangan naming gawin ang paglilikaw sa mga eskinita.
🇺🇸 Because of the closed road, we had to do a detour through the side streets.
🇵🇭 Ang paglilikaw ng usapan ay paraan niya upang iwasan ang tunay na isyu.
🇺🇸 The meandering of the conversation is his way of avoiding the real issue.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.