EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to peck...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/tu-KA-in/
FIL: Ang akto ng paggamit ng tuka, tulad ng ginagawa ng ibon o manok, upang kumuha ng pagkain o manakit.
EN: to peck
When a chicken goes full-on keyboard warrior on a grain of rice. It's also what your chismosa kapitbahay does to your reputation, piece by piece. 'Wag mo akong tukain!' is the bird equivalent of 'Get off my back!'
From 'tuka' (beak; peck) + '-in' (verb suffix).
Can be used literally for birds pecking or figuratively for someone nagging or attacking someone verbally.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong hahayaang tukain ng manok ang mga bagong tanim na palay.
🇺🇸 Don't let the chicken peck at the newly planted rice seedlings.
🇵🇭 Para siyang manok na walang tigil sa tukain ang mga butil ng mais.
🇺🇸 It's like a chicken that won't stop pecking the corn kernels.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.