SUNGKI

ngiping usli-usli o nakaungos; hindi pantay

sung·kî
uneven

This word is most often used in reference to teeth.

sungking ipin
crooked teeth

sungking ngipin
crooked teeth

sungki-sungki
all crooked

Sungki-sungki ang mga ngipin niya.
His/Here teeth are all crooked.

The evenness of one’s teeth is considered an indicator of social status in the Philippines, the same way that a pointed nose and light skin are.

MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

sungkî: nakaungos na sulok

sungkî: ngipin na abnormal ang tubò

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