tiwarik
tiwárik with stress marks
upside down; head down feet up; inverted
Usage Note
Tiwarik describes something literally inverted — a bottle upside down, a person doing a headstand, or a car flipped over. It can also be used figuratively to mean that something is topsy-turvy or chaotic. The verb form 'itiwarik' means to turn something upside down.
Examples
" Tiwarik ang baso sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
The glass on the table is upside down.
Literal Translation
Upside-down the glass on table.
" Tiwarik ang posisyon ng paniki. "
Natural Translation
The position of the bat is upside down.
Literal Translation
Upside down the position of bat.
" Parang tiwarik ang mundo ko nang malaman kong hindi totoo ang lahat ng pinaniwalaan kong dati. "
Natural Translation
It felt like my world turned upside down when I found out that everything I once believed was not true.
Literal Translation
Like upside-down the world my when found-out I not true the all that believed I before.
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