EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Full of sharp points / Very pointy...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/TU-lis-TU-lis/
FIL: May maraming bahaging matutulis o patusok; lubhang matulis.
EN: Full of sharp points / Very pointy
Describes anything that looks like a punk rocker's jacket or a durian. It's the visual equivalent of stepping on a Lego. If something is tulis-tulis, you probably don't want to sit on it.
Reduplication of `tulis`.
ROOT MEANING: Pointed / Sharp point
The reduplication emphasizes the quantity or intensity of the sharpness.
🇵🇭 Ang bakod nila ay tulis-tulis kaya mahirap akyatin.
🇺🇸 Their fence is full of sharp points so it's hard to climb.
🇵🇭 Mukhang masarap ang prutas pero tulis-tulis ang balat nito.
🇺🇸 The fruit looks delicious but its skin is very pointy.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.