EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
winding; meandering; full of twists and turns...
insurgent...
wait (colloquial)...
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-li-ku-LI-ko/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang daan, landas, o kwento na maraming liko o kurbada; hindi direkta o tuwid.
EN: winding; meandering; full of twists and turns
Your love life. Charot! This describes anything with a lot of turns. The road to Baguio is paliku-liko. The plot of your favorite K-drama is paliku-liko. Even the queue at the government office can be paliku-liko. 'Nahilo ako sa daan, sobrang paliku-liko kasi.'
Reduplication of 'paliko'.
The reduplication emphasizes the multiplicity and repetition of the turns. Can also be used as an adverb.
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🇵🇭 Dumaan kami sa isang paliku-liko na eskinita para makarating sa kanilang bahay.
🇺🇸 We passed through a winding alley to get to their house.
🇵🇭 Ang paliku-liko na kwento ng kanyang buhay ay sapat nang gawing pelikula.
🇺🇸 The meandering story of her life is enough to be made into a movie.
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.