EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to make blurry; to obscure...
Fragrance, sweet scent, aroma...
Charm, allure, appeal...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/pa-la-BU-in/
FIL: Gawing hindi malinaw, malabo, o mahirap maunawaan ang isang bagay, imahe, o pahayag.
EN: to make blurry; to obscure
When your ex says 'It's not you, it's me' – that's them trying to 'palabuin' the real reason for the breakup. It's making things complicated or unclear on purpose. Also, what you do in Photoshop with the blur tool to hide a photobomber.
'pa-' + 'labo' + '-in'. Causative verb, 'to make something 'labo' (blurry/unclear)'.
Can be used literally for vision/images or figuratively for topics, explanations, or situations.
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🇵🇭 Sinadya niyang palabuin ang kanyang sagot upang hindi siya mapahamak.
🇺🇸 He intentionally obscured his answer so he wouldn't get in trouble.
🇵🇭 Kailangang palabuin ang mukha ng mga menor de edad sa larawan.
🇺🇸 The faces of the minors in the photo need to be blurred.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.