Also means
Bakat with stress on the second syllable (bakát) means a mark or impression left by pressure.
Usage Note
Bákat refers to a scar — the permanent mark left on skin after a wound has healed. Filipinos are often culturally sensitive about visible scars, and various herbal or commercial remedies are marketed locally to reduce them. The word is used clinically and in everyday conversation without stigma.
Examples
" May bakat sa kamay niya. "
Natural Translation
There is a scar on his hand.
Literal Translation
There-is scar on hand his.
" May bákat siya sa braso. "
Natural Translation
He/She has a scar on the arm.
Literal Translation
There-is scar he/she in arm.
" Kahit gumaling na ang sugat, naiwan ang malalim na bakat na palaging nagpapaalala sa kanya ng aksidente. "
Natural Translation
Even though the wound has healed, a deep scar remained that always reminds him of the accident.
Literal Translation
Even healed already the wound, remained the deep the scar that always reminding to him of accident.
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