sepilyo

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cepillo (“brush”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: se‧pi‧lyo
  • IPA(key): /seˈpiʎo/, [seˈpi.ʎo]

Noun

sepílyo

  1. toothbrush
    Synonym: panghinis
  2. 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)

  1. (strictly) toothbrush
    Synonym: panghiso
  2. brushing of one's teeth
    Synonyms: pagsepilyo, pagsesepilyo, hiso, panghihiso
  3. (by extension) brush
  4. (by extension) brushing (of one's hair, felt, etc.)
  5. planing of wood or lumber
    Synonyms: pagkatam, pagkakatam

Derived terms
  • magsepilyo
  • pagsepilyo
  • pagsesepilyo
  • sepilyuhin
  • sepilyado

See also

Further reading
  • “sepilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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