EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to bulge; to swell up...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/u-mas-BOK/
FIL: Ang pag-alsa o paglobo ng isang bagay dahil sa panloob na presyon, init, o pamamaga.
EN: to bulge; to swell up
This is what happens to your 'tita' arms when you wear a tight shirt, or what your pandesal does in the oven. It’s that 'poof' effect, whether it's from rising dough or rising body fat after the holidays.
Tagalog verb infix '-um-' + 'asbok'
Can be used for food, body parts, or inanimate objects that swell.
🇵🇭 Umasbok ang tinapay habang niluluto sa hurno.
🇺🇸 The bread bulged while baking in the oven.
🇵🇭 Kitang-kita ang pag-asbok ng kaniyang mga ugat sa braso.
🇺🇸 The bulging of his veins on his arm was very visible.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.