EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fugitive, escapee...
dusk; twilight; period of darkness...
famine; season of hunger...
Pang-uri
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/TA-kas/
FIL: Isang tao na tumakas o umiwas mula sa pagkakakulong, pagkaalipin, o isang mapanganib o hindi kaaya-ayang sitwasyon.
EN: fugitive, escapee
The main character in every action movie who just broke out of prison. Or you, when you sneak out of the house to meet your friends even though your parents said no. In the BPO world, a 'takas' is someone who goes AWOL.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takas, 'to flee, run away'.
Can refer to a person who has escaped literally (a fugitive) or figuratively (someone who ran away from a responsibility).
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🇵🇭 Pinaghahanap ng mga pulis ang mga takas mula sa bilangguan.
🇺🇸 The police are searching for the escapees from the prison.
🇵🇭 Para siyang takas sa mental hospital sa suot niya.
🇺🇸 He looks like an escapee from a mental hospital with what he's wearing.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.