EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sharpen to a point...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ti-lu-SAN/
FIL: Gawing matulis o matilos ang dulo ng isang bagay.
EN: to sharpen to a point
This is what you do to your pencil before a major exam, or to a bamboo stick before making isaw. 'Tilusan' is the act of making something pointy. It's the 'verb' version of 'tilos'. It's the glow-up your kilay pencil needs.
From 'tilos' (pointed) + '-an' (verb suffix).
ROOT MEANING: pointed
The object being sharpened is the direct object of the verb.
🇵🇭 Kailangan kong tilusan ang mga lapis ko bago magsimula ang klase.
🇺🇸 I need to sharpen my pencils before class starts.
🇵🇭 Tinilusan niya ang kahoy para gawing panusok sa barbekyu.
🇺🇸 He sharpened the wood to make a barbecue skewer.
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