EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
scar...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/PEK-lat/
FIL: Isang marka na naiiwan sa balat matapos maghilom ang isang sugat o pinsala.
EN: scar
The permanent reminder of that time you fell off your bike, tried to cook something ambitious, or got into a fight. It's the body's version of 'Remember when...?' Some are battle scars, others are just... well, scars from being clumsy. It's your personal history written on your skin.
The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a native Austronesian term. It is not a Spanish loanword.
🇵🇭 May peklat siya sa noo na nakuha niya noong bata pa siya.
🇺🇸 He has a scar on his forehead that he got when he was a child.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kamutin 'yan, baka maging peklat.
🇺🇸 Don't scratch that, it might become a scar.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.