sepilyo
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cepillo (“brush”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧pi‧lyo
- IPA(key): /seˈpiʎo/ [seˈpi.ʎo]
Noun
sepílyo
- toothbrush
- Synonym: panghinis
- manner of brushing one's teeth
- Synonym: hinis
Derived terms
- magsepilyo
- sepilyohan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cepillo (“brush”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈpiljo/ [sɛˈpil.jo]
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Syllabification: se‧pil‧yo
- Homophone: Cepillo
Noun
sepilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- (strictly) toothbrush
- Synonym: panghiso
- brushing of one's teeth
- Synonyms: pagsepilyo, pagsesepilyo, hiso, panghihiso
- (by extension) brush
- (by extension) brushing (of one's hair, felt, etc.)
- planing of wood or lumber
- Synonyms: pagkatam, pagkakatam
Derived terms
- magsepilyo
- pagsepilyo
- pagsesepilyo
- sepilyuhin
Related terms
- sepilyado
See also
Further reading
- “sepilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018