EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a probe; act of scooping with a pointed object...
razor blade...
drunk; intoxicated...
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/sung-KAD/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagdukot o pagkuha ng isang bagay mula sa isang masikip na butas o espasyo gamit ang isang matulis na instrumento.
EN: a probe; act of scooping with a pointed object
Think of getting that last bit of *ulam* stuck in the corner of a *tupperware*, or trying to fish out a piece of meat stuck between your teeth with a toothpick. That action of digging/prying/scooping something out of a tight spot is *sungkad*. It’s a precision operation, often done with intense focus.
Often associated with using a stick, fork, or finger to get something out. The verb form is 'sungkarin'.
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🇵🇭 Isang sungkad lang ng tinidor, nakuha na niya ang karne sa loob ng buto.
🇺🇸 With just one probe of the fork, he got the meat from inside the bone.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang palito para sa sungkad ng tinga sa kanyang ngipin.
🇺🇸 He used the toothpick to scoop out the food particle from his teeth.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.