EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
askew; tilted; not level...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pa-TI-was/
FIL: Hindi pantay, tuwid, o nasa tamang ayos; tagilid o nakahilig.
EN: askew; tilted; not level
You know that picture frame on the wall that's just a little bit crooked and it drives you crazy? That's 'patiwas'. It's that feeling when your san-gwich is cut unevenly, or when you build a Jenga tower that's leaning just a bit too much. It's not completely fallen over ('tumba') or upside down ('patiwarik'), just... off.
This word is quite rare and might be confused with 'patiwarik' or 'tiwasay'. It describes a state of being tilted or unbalanced.
🇵🇭 Naging patiwas ang pagkakalagay ng mga kahon kaya't gumuho ang mga ito.
🇺🇸 The stacking of the boxes was askew, which is why they collapsed.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.