EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to go around; to fool; to deceive...
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Pang-uri
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/pa-i-ku-TAN/
FIL: Palibutan o ligirin ang isang bagay o tao. Maaari ring mangahulugang linlangin o lokohin ang isang tao.
EN: to go around; to fool; to deceive
Two meanings here. First, literally to go around something, like doing laps around the plaza. Second, and more juicy, is when you're being played. 'Pinapaikot-ikot ka lang niyan,' your friend says about your crush who keeps giving mixed signals. It's the feeling of being led on, like a call center agent getting the runaround from a difficult customer.
ROOT MEANING: to turn, to rotate, to spin
The 'pa- ... -an' affix often denotes a location or a reciprocal action. When used to mean 'to fool', it implies making someone run in circles metaphorically.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang paikutan ang buong gusali upang mahanap ang kabilang pasukan.
🇺🇸 One needs to go around the entire building to find the other entrance.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong hayaang paikutan ka ng mga taong mapagsamantala.
🇺🇸 Don't let opportunistic people fool you.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.