EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to comb (someone's hair)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/suk-LA-yan/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pag-aayos ng buhok ng isang tao gamit ang suklay.
EN: to comb (someone's hair)
The act of untangling the mess that is your hair, or someone else's. This is what your lola did to you as a kid, pulling a little too hard while telling you stories. It's a verb of care, but sometimes, a verb of slight pain. "Suklayan mo nga 'yang buhok mo, mukha kang bruha" is a classic mom-ism.
This is the directional/locational focus form of the verb from the root "suklay" (comb). "Suklayin" is the object-focus form (to comb a specific thing, like a knot), but "suklayan" is used for the general act on a person.
🇵🇭 Mahilig suklayan ng ina ang mahabang buhok ng kanyang anak.
🇺🇸 The mother loves to comb her daughter's long hair.
🇵🇭 Pakisabi sa barbero na suklayan nang maigi ang gilid.
🇺🇸 Please tell the barber to comb the sides well.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.