EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of making something turn/spin; (figurative) gi...
despicable, ridiculous, contemptible...
roommate...
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/pag-pa-pa-I-kot/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagpapagalaw sa isang bagay sa paraang paikot. Sa matalinhagang kahulugan, ito ay tumutukoy sa panloloko o paglilinlang sa isang tao.
EN: act of making something turn/spin; (figurative) giving someone the runaround, deceiving
Two meanings! 1) Literally, spinning a basketball on your finger. 2) The more common meaning: When you're trying to get a government permit and they send you from Window 1 to Window 5 then back to Window 2. Or when your situationship partner keeps you hanging. That's pagpapaikot. You're being played.
From pa- + pa- + ikot, meaning "the act of causing to turn/spin."
ROOT MEANING: to turn, to rotate, to spin
The figurative meaning of "giving the runaround" or "deceiving" is very common in everyday conversation.
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🇵🇭 Magaling siya sa pagpapaikot ng bola sa kanyang daliri.
🇺🇸 He is good at spinning the ball on his finger.
🇵🇭 Sawà na ako sa pagpapaikot mo sa akin; sabihin mo na ang totoo.
🇺🇸 I'm tired of you giving me the runaround; just tell me the truth.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.