EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Wrong; incorrect; miss...
dirty clothes; laundry...
grimy; smudged (usually on the face)...
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/sa-LA/
FIL: Hindi tama, isang pagkakamali, o ang pagkabigo na matamaan ang isang target. Ginagamit din bilang pangalan na tumutukoy sa kasalanan.
EN: Wrong; incorrect; miss
That feeling when you send a risky text to the wrong GC. Or when you try to shoot your shot (basketball or love life) and you miss. 'Walang sala' (not guilty) is what you plead, even when you ate the last piece of lechon from the fridge.
From Malay 'salah' (wrong, error).
The stress is on the second syllable /sa-LA/. As a noun, it means 'sin' or 'fault' (kasalanan). As an adjective, it means 'wrong' (mali).
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🇵🇭 Inamin niya ang kanyang sala at humingi ng tawad.
🇺🇸 He admitted his fault and asked for forgiveness.
🇵🇭 Sala ang ibinigay mong numero ng telepono.
🇺🇸 The phone number you gave is wrong.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.