pisikalan

From pisikal +‎ -an.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpisiˈkalan/ [ˌpi.sɪˈxa.lɐn]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: pi‧si‧ka‧lan

písikálan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜒᜃᜎᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial) fight involving physical contact (such as a altercation or scuffle)
   • 2017 November 22, Zero A.D., Uberman, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

     Alam kong wala akong laban sa pisikalan. [...] Nagtawanan sila.

     I know I'm no match if they engage me in a fight. [...] They laughed.

   • 2020 August 1, Veldet Ayesha, Storm's Obsession, Summit Publishing Company Inc., page 106:

     Marahil ay dahil nagulat ito sa ginawa naming pisikalan. Dahil iyon ang unang beses na nagkasakitan kami ni Eiji. “Bakit hindi mo tanungin 'yang hayup na 'yan?!”

     Perhaps he was surprised by the altercation we instigated. Because that's the first time we beat Eiji. "Why didn't you asked that jerk?!

2. (colloquial) physical contact
   • (Can we date this quote?), JC Quin, A Kiss in the Rain, Psicom Publishing Inc, page 106:

     Walang pisikalan, pero laki ng impact sa kanya. Sa kanila.

     There is no physical contact, but it had a major impact on him. And them.

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