EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To excavate; To dig out...
separation; breakup...
act of shaming; humiliation...
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/U-kab/
FIL: Ang paghukay o pag-alis ng lupa, bato, o iba pang materyal upang lumikha ng butas, guwang, o uka.
EN: To excavate; To dig out
Think of it as digging, but with more force. Like when a backhoe takes a huge bite out of the earth for a new condo construction, or when you aggressively scoop out the last bit of ice cream from the tub. That's the spirit of 'ukab'.
Often used for large-scale digging or creating a significant cavity. Can also be a noun 'uka' meaning cavity.
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🇵🇭 Inukab ng malakas na agos ng tubig ang pampang ng ilog.
🇺🇸 The strong water current excavated the riverbank.
🇵🇭 Nag-ukab sila ng malaking butas sa likod-bahay para gawing swimming pool.
🇺🇸 They dug out a large hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.