EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to file (a nail, metal, etc.)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-ki-KIL/
FIL: Ang gawain ng pagpapakinis, paghuhugis, o pagpurol ng isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pagkiskis nito gamit ang isang kikilan (file).
EN: to file (a nail, metal, etc.)
This is what you do to your nails before a big date para hindi "bako-bako". It’s also what a locksmith does to a key or what a carpenter does to a sharp metal edge. It's all about smoothing the rough parts, literally.
From mag- (verb-forming prefix) + kikil (a file tool; the act of filing).
ROOT MEANING: file (tool)
Used for filing nails, metal, wood, or other hard surfaces with a tool called a 'kikilan'.
🇵🇭 Umupo siya sa sala para magkikil ng kanyang mga kuko.
🇺🇸 She sat in the living room to file her nails.
🇵🇭 Kailangang magkikil ng kaunti sa susi para pumasok ito sa seradura.
🇺🇸 The key needs to be filed a little so it will fit in the lock.
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