EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
extremely evil...
to roll up (sleeves, pants)...
to scorn, to insult, to belittle...
Pang-uri
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/U-bod nang sa-MA/
FIL: Mula sa salitang "ubod" na nangangahulugang sentro o kaibuturan, ito ay tumutukoy sa sukdulan o pinakamatinding antas ng kasamaan.
EN: extremely evil
This is not just 'bad', this is 'kontrabida sa teleserye' level of bad. The final boss of kasamaan. The person who cuts in line, steals your parking spot, and then takes the last piece of chicken joy. 'Ubod' here means 'to the core', so this person is evil to their very core.
A Filipino idiomatic expression: 'ubod' (core) + 'ng' (of) + 'sama' (bad/evil).
ROOT MEANING: pith
'Ubod ng' is an intensifier that can be used with other adjectives (e.g., 'ubod ng ganda' - extremely beautiful, 'ubod ng yaman' - extremely rich). This specific phrase is very common.
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🇵🇭 Ang karakter na ginagampanan niya sa pelikula ay ubod ng sama.
🇺🇸 The character she plays in the movie is extremely evil.
🇵🇭 Talaga namang ubod ng sama ang taong nanakit sa isang matanda.
🇺🇸 A person who would hurt an old person is truly extremely evil.
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