EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pester someone/something...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/u-kil-KI-lin/
FIL: Ang pagiging paksa ng mapilit at paulit-ulit na paghingi o pagtatanong; ang pilit na hingin ang isang bagay.
EN: to pester someone/something
This is what you do TO someone. When you're the one doing the 'ukilkil'. Like when you 'ukilkilin' your boss for a raise after hitting all your KPIs, or when you 'ukilkilin' your friend to pay you back the 100 pesos they borrowed for a jeepney ride last week.
From 'ukilkil' + '-in' (object-focus verbal suffix).
ROOT MEANING: to pester
The focus of the verb is on the person or thing being pestered or the thing being insistently asked for.
🇵🇭 Walang tigil niyang inukilkil sa kanyang nanay ang bagong cellphone hanggang sa ibili siya nito.
🇺🇸 He relentlessly pestered his mom for a new cellphone until she bought him one.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.