EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of tanning hides; act of coloring...
to open (wide)...
to spread apart (the legs)...
Pang-uri
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/pag-ku-ku-LI/
FIL: Ang proseso ng paghahanda at paggamot sa balat ng hayop upang maging katad; maaari ring tumukoy sa pagkukulay.
EN: act of tanning hides; act of coloring
This is an old-school, artisan-level word. Think of the leatherworkers in Marikina turning raw hide into those shoes your dad wears to formal events. It's the OG "skin care routine" for animal hides. In a more general sense, it can also mean coloring, like what you do in an adult coloring book to de-stress from your BPO shift.
From `pag-` + reduplication of the first syllable of `kuli`.
ROOT MEANING: coolie; unskilled laborer (archaic)
The "tanning hide" meaning is more traditional and rare. The "coloring" meaning is more understandable but less common than "pagkukulay".
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🇵🇭 Ang pagkukuli ng balat ay isang matandang sining na nangangailangan ng kasanayan.
🇺🇸 The tanning of hides is an old art that requires skill.
🇵🇭 Naging libangan niya ang pagkukuli ng mga larawan sa libro.
🇺🇸 His hobby became the coloring of pictures in a book.
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