EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
intricate, complicated, tangled...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/sa-li-sa-li-MU-ot/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang bagay o sitwasyon na napakakumplikado, magulo, at mahirap unawain o lutasin.
EN: intricate, complicated, tangled
Your love life status on Facebook? "It's complicated." 'Yan ang sali-salimuot. Parang 'yung plot ng K-drama na may amnesia, birth secrets, at nagkapalit na magkapatid. O 'yung pag-commute sa EDSA. Maximum level of gulo.
From 'salimuot' (tangle, complexity), with the 'sali-' prefix indicating intensity or repetition.
ROOT MEANING: complex, intricate, complicated
The repetition 'sali-sali' intensifies the meaning of 'salimuot' (complicated).
🇵🇭 Ang sali-salimuot na problema ng pamilya ay tila walang katapusan.
🇺🇸 The intricate family problem seemed to have no end.
🇵🇭 Sinusubukang kalasin ng mangingisda ang sali-salimuot na lambat.
🇺🇸 The fisherman is trying to untangle the tangled net.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.