EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
friction; striking of flints; conflict...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ping-ki-AN/
FIL: Ang pagkiskis ng dalawang bagay, lalo na ng bato, upang lumikha ng apoy o kislap. Sa makabagong gamit, tumutukoy din ito sa alitan o tensyon sa pagitan ng dalawang tao o grupo.
EN: friction; striking of flints; conflict
Literally, it's how you make fire with two stones, caveman-style. Figuratively, it's that 'friction' or 'tension' between two people who just don't get along. That co-worker you always argue with? May `pingkian` kayo. It was also the pen name of Emilio Jacinto, a Katipunero, because his ideas were meant to spark a revolution. Angas!
Mula sa salitang-ugat na `pingki` (kiskis, pag-umpog) at hulaping `-an`. Naging tanyag bilang sagisag-panulat ni Emilio Jacinto.
Can be literal (striking stones) or figurative (conflict, tension).
🇵🇭 Sa pamamagitan ng pingkian ng dalawang bato, nakagawa sila ng apoy.
🇺🇸 Through the striking of two stones, they were able to make a fire.
🇵🇭 May matinding pingkian sa pagitan ng management at ng unyon ng mga manggagawa.
🇺🇸 There is intense friction between the management and the workers' union.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.