EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
stuck in the throat...
diabetes...
jacket...
Pang-uri
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/ting-ka-LA/
FIL: Isang kalagayan kung saan ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay pagkain tulad ng tinik ng isda, ay bumara o sumabit sa lalamunan.
EN: stuck in the throat
This is the official term for that mini-panic attack you get when a fish bone decides to make your throat its new home. It's the 'uh oh' moment during a 'kamayan' feast. You'll be chugging water, swallowing bananas, and getting unsolicited advice from every tita at the table.
Often used specifically for fish bones (`tinik`). The verb form is `matingkala` (to get something stuck in the throat) or `tingkalahin`.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang magsalita habang kumakain, baka ka matingkala.
🇺🇸 Don't talk while eating, you might get something stuck in your throat.
🇵🇭 Nanghihingi siya ng kanin dahil natingkala siya ng tinik.
🇺🇸 He's asking for rice because a fish bone got stuck in his throat.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.