EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
escalator-like; step-by-step; gradually...
very masculine; macho...
will be caught with a net...
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/pa-IS-ka-is-KA-la/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang kilos o proseso na isinasagawa nang paunti-unti, paakyat, o pababa na parang gumagamit ng eskalera o iskala.
EN: escalator-like; step-by-step; gradually
Like how your credit card debt grows 'paiska-iskala' every month. It starts small, then suddenly, you're on the top floor of 'utang' wondering how you got there. It's the slow-burn kind of escalation, just like office drama that starts with a stolen stapler and ends with a department-wide war.
From Spanish "escala" (ladder, scale), with the Tagalog prefix `pa-` and reduplication of `iska-`.
ROOT MEANING: scale
Often used to describe a gradual increase or decrease in intensity, quantity, or level.
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🇵🇭 Ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin ay paiska-iskala kaya hindi agad napapansin ng marami.
🇺🇸 The increase in the price of goods is gradual, so many don't notice it immediately.
🇵🇭 Inabot niya ang tuktok ng bundok sa paraang paiska-iskala upang hindi mapagod.
🇺🇸 He reached the mountain's peak in a step-by-step manner so as not to get tired.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.