EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
crooked...
veil; head covering...
wrinkled; creased...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/wang-ki-WANG-ki/
FIL: Isang salitang kolokyal na naglalarawan sa isang bagay na hindi tuwid, tabingi, o wala sa tamang linya.
EN: crooked
That feeling you get when a picture frame is just a *little* bit off-center. Or when your eyeliner wings don't match. Or when you build something from IKEA and there's a slight wobble. 'Wangki-wangki' is the state of being slightly, annoyingly crooked. It's the enemy of anyone with mild OCD.
Possibly from Hokkien Chinese.
A colloquial and informal term.
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🇵🇭 Ayusin mo ang pagkabit ng poster, wangki-wangki pa rin.
🇺🇸 Fix how you hung the poster, it's still crooked.
🇵🇭 Naging wangki-wangki ang pila dahil sa tulakan.
🇺🇸 The line became askew because of the pushing.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.