EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hit, struck, whipped...
to prey on; to devour...
acrobatics; somersault...
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.
/pu-MA-lo/
FIL: Ang paghampas o pagtama sa isang bagay o tao gamit ang kamay o anumang instrumento.
EN: hit, struck, whipped
Can be literal, like what your mom threatened you with the walis tambo (broom), or figurative, like when a song 'hits' you right in the feels. It can also mean to 'spike' in volleyball, or to hit a target number, like when your sales 'pumalo sa quota.' A special use is 'pumalo para sa iba,' which means to take the hit for someone else, like a true martyr friend.
From root 'palo' (hit, strike).
ROOT MEANING: to hit; to strike; to spank
Has a wide range of meanings from physical striking to achieving a target. 'Pumalo para sa iba' is an idiomatic phrase meaning to take the blame or punishment for another, or to substitute for someone (like a pinch-hitter in baseball).
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🇵🇭 Malakas na pumalo ang presyo ng sibuyas noong nakaraang buwan.
🇺🇸 The price of onions hit a high last month.
🇵🇭 Siya ang laging pumapalo para sa iba para lang maprotektahan ang kanyang mga kaibigan.
🇺🇸 He always takes the hit for others just to protect his friends.
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.