EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
counterweight...
to fix; to arrange; to settle...
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/pan-tu-WAS/
FIL: Isang bagay na ginagamit bilang pabigat upang maging balanse ang isang bagay; panimbang.
EN: counterweight
Think of the rocks the tindera at the palengke puts on the other side of the 'timbangan' (weighing scale). That's a pantuwas. In life, it’s that one responsible friend in the group who balances out the chaotic energy of everyone else. It's the 'pang-kontra' to keep things from tipping over.
ROOT MEANING: upside down, inverted
From 'pan-' (for) + 'tuwas' (unbalanced, tipped to one side). It is the instrument to correct the 'tuwas'. Often used interchangeably with 'panimbang'.
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🇵🇭 Naghahanap siya ng bato na tamang-tama ang bigat para maging pantuwas sa timbangan.
🇺🇸 He is looking for a rock with just the right weight to be a counterweight for the scale.
🇵🇭 Ang maliit na pabigat sa dulo ng lubid ay nagsisilbing pantuwas.
🇺🇸 The small weight at the end of the rope serves as a counterbalance.
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