Insikin (en. To fertilize)

in-si-kin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The process of placing seeds in the ground to allow them to sprout.

Plant the seeds in the garden to harvest vegetables.

Insikin mo ang mga buto sa hardin upang mag-ani ng mga gulay.

The action of pollinating a plant.

Pollinate the apple flowers to get fruits.

Insikin ang mga bulaklak ng mansanas upang makuha ang mga bunga.

Derived from the word 'sik' which means 'to hoist' or to rise from assumption.

plant the land

To cultivate and prepare the soil for planting.

insikin ang lupa

planting

The activity of planting seeds or plants.

pagtatanim

crops

Plants that are grown or cultivated for food.

pananim

Spending time in one place or having a habit.

He seems to be insikin at the corner, always there every morning.

Mukhang insikin na siya sa kanto, palaging andiyan tuwing umaga.

Seems to be clingy or always sticking close.

This person is so insikin, I can't move freely.

Ang insikin ng tao na 'to, hindi na ako makagalaw.

A common habit that's hard to avoid.

It's really insikin for me to go home early from school every day.

Insikin na talaga sa paaralan 'yung pag-uwi ko ng maaga bawat araw.