EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
please scrape/grate...
error...
father, dad...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pa-KIS-kis/
FIL: Isang magalang na pakiusap na kaskasin o kayurin ang isang bagay, karaniwan upang maging pino o matanggal ang dumi.
EN: please scrape/grate
The sound of this word is the action itself. It's what you ask the vendor at the palengke to do to the coconut for your ginataan ('Pakiskis po ng niyog!'). It's also what you might ask someone to do to the burnt part of the toast. It's the polite way to ask for some friction.
From paki- (polite request prefix) + kiskis (scrape, grate).
ROOT MEANING: friction
Often heard in markets, especially when buying coconut.
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🇵🇭 Pakiskis naman po nitong niyog para sa gata.
🇺🇸 Please grate this coconut for the coconut milk.
🇵🇭 Puwede bang pakiskis ng yelo para sa halo-halo?
🇺🇸 Can you please scrape some ice for the halo-halo?
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.