EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
feignedly; as if moving...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-KI-los/
FIL: Sa paraang nagkukunwari o umaakma lamang na kumikilos; hindi tunay na pagkilos.
EN: feignedly; as if moving
It's that move you do when your boss walks by your desk—you suddenly look super busy, clicking and typing furiously at nothing. It's the "I'm doing something, promise!" performance. Also used to describe a fake-out in basketball or when a cat pretends to pounce. It’s motion without real intention.
From pa- (denoting manner or pretense) + kilos (movement).
ROOT MEANING: Movement; action; behavior; demeanor
Often implies pretense or a half-hearted motion.
🇵🇭 Pakilos siyang tumayo na para bang aalis na, ngunit umupo rin kaagad.
🇺🇸 He stood up as if to leave, but immediately sat down again.
🇵🇭 Nagulat ang pusa sa pakilos kong pag-abot sa kanya.
🇺🇸 The cat was startled by my feigned motion of reaching for it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.