EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to tear off, to rip off...
from (a person)...
from now on; starting today...
Pang-uri
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/pu-MUK-nat/
FIL: Ang sapilitang pagtanggal o pag-alis sa isang bagay na nakadikit sa pamamagitan ng paghila o pagbabalat, tulad ng langib o sticker.
EN: to tear off, to rip off
It's that irresistible urge to peel off a scab, a sticker, or the plastic film on a new appliance. That satisfying (or sometimes painful) rip? That's 'pumuknat'. Your mom told you not to do it to your 'sugat', but you did it anyway.
Implies something was adhered or attached and is now being forcefully peeled or ripped away.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong piliting pumuknat ng langib at baka magkasugat muli.
🇺🇸 Don't force yourself to tear off the scab or you might get wounded again.
🇵🇭 Pumuknat ang bata ng poster na nakadikit sa pader.
🇺🇸 The child ripped off the poster stuck to the wall.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.