EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
detachment; breaking off (from a bunch)...
reduction...
lending (money)...
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/PING-kas/
FIL: Ang pag-alis o pagtanggal ng isang bagay mula sa pagkakakumpol o pagkakakabit, tulad ng isang bunga mula sa kumpol nito.
EN: detachment; breaking off (from a bunch)
Ever tried to get just one banana from the bunch and accidentally pulled off three? That action of breaking it off is `pingkas`. It's that satisfying (or sometimes annoying) snap when you detach something from its group. Think of it as ghosting a group chat—you just `pumingkas` (verb form) out of there.
Often used in its verb forms: `pumingkas` (to detach), `pingkasin` (to detach something). The noun form refers to the act itself.
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🇵🇭 Isang saging lang ang kailangan ko, pero dalawa ang pumingkas sa kumpol.
🇺🇸 I only needed one banana, but two broke off from the bunch.
🇵🇭 Nagulat ako sa biglaang pingkas ng butones sa aking damit.
🇺🇸 I was surprised by the sudden detachment of the button from my shirt.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.