EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to force someone into marriage; to entrap...
to fight against, to oppose...
battle, battlefield...
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.
/pi-KU-tin/
FIL: Ang sapilitang pagpapakasal sa isang tao, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng panlilinlang, pagbabanta, o paglikha ng isang sitwasyon kung saan wala na siyang ibang pagpipilian.
EN: to force someone into marriage; to entrap
The classic teleserye plot device! Girl gets pregnant (or pretends to be) to force the rich heir to marry her. That's **pikutin**. It's trapping someone in a relationship, shotgun wedding style. It’s a checkmate move in the game of love, but like, the cheating kind.
Has a very strong, negative connotation related to forced marriage or relationship entrapment.
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🇵🇭 Mayaman ang lalaki kaya plinano niyang pikutin ito.
🇺🇸 The man was rich so she planned to entrap him into marriage.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang papayag na pikutin ka ninuman.
🇺🇸 Don't allow anyone to force you into marriage.
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.