Tagalog Word of the Day: PAA

PAA

Description:
Paa means "foot", the lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.  However, it is not a Tagalog translation for the English unit of measurement.  Can be used as either singular or plural (used as a noun).

Word Usage:   

Ang baho ng paa ni Tolitz.
(Tolitz’s feet stink.)
or (The murderous stench of Tolitz’s feet has forcefully invaded everyone’s olfactory sensibilities.)
or even (It was very obvious that it wasn’t chocolate that Tolitz stepped on, no matter what he said…)

Ang matinding amoy na nagmumula sa paa ni Tolitz ay sadyang nakakasulasok dahil sa matinding alipunga.
(The smell coming from Tolitz’s dirty feet was horrible because of athlete’s foot.)
or (No words can express the outright horror and trepidation caused by the ghastly stench of the vile disease that has engulfed the foot of the hapless Tolitz.)
or even (DAMN… did someone die in here?)

May kasabihan ang mga matatanda na ang haba at laki ng paa ay maaasahang senyales kung gaanong kahaba ang pagkalalaki ng isang tao.
(There is a saying among old folks that the size of one’s foot equates to the size of one’s penis.)
or (There has been a wise saying passed on to many generations that the length of a man’s foot equates to the length of his family heirloom.)
or even (Tolitz’s foot is very, very, VERY long!)