EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to attack, to raid, to invade...
a gulp; a swig (of a drink)...
to gulp down; to chug...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/su-ma-LA-kay/
FIL: Isang kilos ng paglusob o pag-atake sa isang tao, lugar, o bagay nang may puwersa at karaniwang may karahasan.
EN: to attack, to raid, to invade
When the cockroaches in your kitchen suddenly decide your midnight snack is their ancestral land. That's a 'sumalakay' moment. Or when your nanay finds out you didn't do the dishes, her verbal attack is a form of 'sumalakay' on your very soul.
Often used in the context of military action, raids, or even aggressive animal behavior. Can be used figuratively for an overwhelming onset of something, like sleepiness or hunger.
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🇵🇭 Sumalakay ang mga pirata sa barkong pangkalakal.
🇺🇸 The pirates attacked the merchant ship.
🇵🇭 Biglang sumalakay ang antok habang ako'y nag-aaral.
🇺🇸 Sleepiness suddenly attacked while I was studying.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.