From root: alikabok
Usage Note
Maalikabok is formed with ma- on alikabok (dust) and describes a surface or environment covered in or prone to accumulating dust. It is especially common in references to dry-season conditions, when unpaved roads and open fields build up heavy dust across the Philippines.
Examples
" Maalikabok ang mesa. "
Natural Translation
The table is dusty.
Literal Translation
Dusty the table.
" Maalikabok ang lumang aparador. "
Natural Translation
The old cupboard is dusty.
Literal Translation
Dusty the old cupboard.
" Tuwing tag-init, nagiging maalikabok ang mga kalsada dito kaya madalas kaming magpunas ng bintana. "
Natural Translation
Every summer, the roads here become dusty, so we often wipe down the windows.
Literal Translation
Every summer, becoming dusty the roads here so often we wipe of window.
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