EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to prey on; to devour...
superficially, as a pretense...
four-finned filimanus...
Pang-uri
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/si-la-IN/
FIL: Pagkain o pagpatay sa isang hayop para gawing pagkain, na ginagawa ng isang maninilang hayop.
EN: to prey on; to devour
The National Geographic action verb. It's what a lion does to a zebra, or what an eagle does to a snake. In the urban jungle, it's what a 'buwaya' (corrupt official/person) does to the public funds, or what a scammer does to an unsuspecting victim. It means to viciously go after your target.
The root 'sila' (with stress on the second syllable, /si-LA/) means prey. This is different from 'sila' (/SI-la/), meaning 'they'.
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🇵🇭 Inabangan ng buwaya ang usa upang silain ito sa pampang.
🇺🇸 The crocodile waited for the deer to prey on it at the riverbank.
🇵🇭 Ang maliliit na negosyo ay takot na silain ng malalaking korporasyon.
🇺🇸 Small businesses are afraid of being devoured by large corporations.
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