EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to file (with a tool); to smoothen...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-mi-KIL/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paggamit ng kikil (isang kasangkapang bakal) upang pakinisin, patalasin, o hubugin ang isang matigas na bagay tulad ng metal o kahoy.
EN: to file (with a tool); to smoothen
This is the OG, literal meaning. Think of a 'panday' (blacksmith) or a 'karpintero' (carpenter) using a metal file to sharpen a blade or smoothen a piece of wood. It's a job that requires patience and precision, unlike its more infamous slang meaning.
Mula sa salitang-ugat na 'kilkil' (file, the tool).
Ito ang literal na kahulugan na nauugnay sa pagkakarpintero o paggawa ng metal. Huwag ipagkamali sa kolokyal na kahulugan nito na 'mangotong'.
🇵🇭 Ang karpintero ay kumikil ng kahoy upang maging makinis ito.
🇺🇸 The carpenter is filing the wood to make it smooth.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.