EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to turn; to revolve; to circulate...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/u-MI-kot/
FIL: Ang paggalaw sa isang paikot na paraan, pagbabago ng direksyon, o paglibot sa isang lugar.
EN: to turn; to revolve; to circulate
The completed action of `umiikot`. The fan *turned*. Your world *spun*. The chismis *circulated*. It's also what you did when you realized you left your wallet at home and had to go back. "Umikot ako pabalik." It's the verb for any kind of turning, spinning, or going-around action.
ROOT MEANING: to turn, to rotate, to spin
This is the perfective (completed) aspect of the verb. Contrasts with the progressive `umiikot`.
🇵🇭 Umikot ang sasakyan para bumalik sa pinanggalingan.
🇺🇸 The car turned to go back where it came from.
🇵🇭 Mabilis na umikot ang balita tungkol sa kanilang pagpapakasal.
🇺🇸 The news about their wedding circulated quickly.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.