4. to hit the nail on the head, sometimes means to say or do just right: mawasto, tumama, tamaan, matumpak
nip
v.
1. to snip off (esp. with fingers): kumitil, kitilin, kitlin
2. to bite suddenly: kumagat na bigla, kagating bigla
3. to pinch (with thumb and finger or with the nails): mangurot, kumurot, kurutin
4. to spoil, injure as plants nipped by frost: sumira, masira, sirain
n.
a sharp cold, chill: matinding lamig
thumb
n.
the short, thick finger: hinlalaki
v.
1. to soil or wear by handling with thumbs: dumihan ng mga daliri
2. under the thumb of, under the power or influence of: nasa ilalim ng kapangyarihan
touch
v.
1. to put the hand or finger on and feel: humipo, mahipo, hipuin, sumalat, masalat, salatin
2. to put one thing against another: magdaiti, dumaiti, idaiti, magdikit, idikit
3. to be against, come against: masayad, mapasayad, sumayad, masanggi, mapasanggi, sumanggi, madiit, mapadiit, dumiit
4. to affect with some feeling: tumimo, patimuin, timuan, bumagbag, mabagbag, bagbagin
5. to strike lightly or gently: kumalabit, kalabitin, kumanti, kantiin
6. to touch accidentally: masagi, mapasagi, masaling, sumaling
7. to touch with the finger in calling attention: kumalabit, kalabitin
8. to touch lightly: sumalang, salangin
n.
1. a slight amount, little bit: (usually rendered by adjectives): kaunti, bahagya, katiting
2. a touching as by hand or finger: hipo, paghipo, salat, pagsalat
3. putting one thing against another: pagdidiit, pagdadaiti
4. to touch up, to change a little, improve: magretoke, retokihin, mag-ayos, ayusin
thimble
n.
a small metal cap worn on the finger in sewing: didal
glove
n.
a covering for the hand with separate places for each finger: guwantes
span
n.
1. the distance between the tip of a mans thumb and the tip of his little finger when the hand is spread out, about
9. inches: dangkal
2. a short period of time: maikling panahon
3. the part between two supports: balantok
v.
1. to measure by the hand spread out: dumangkal, dangkalin, madangkal
2. to extend over: bumagtas sa ibabaw
knuckles
n.
a joint of a finger: buko ng daliri
tibo
n.
splinter of glass
v.
matibo (ma-) be splintered by glass. Natibo ang kanyang daliri. His finger was splintered by glass.
kalikot
n.
a slender tuba with a poking rod with which to crush and mix kalikutin (-in)
v.
to poke and stir or poke and scrape into a hole. Huwag mong kalikutin ang ilong mo. Don't poke your finger in your nose.
dangkal
n.
span from tip of thumb to tip of middle finger
kalingkingan
n.
little finger
hinlalato
n.
middle finger or toe
hintuturo
n.
index finger
baka
n.
cattle, cow, beef baka adv. possibly, perhaps, maybe, might. Baka ka maputulan ng daliri. You might get your finger cut off.
daliri
n.
finger, toe
sundot
v.
manundot, sumundot, sundutin (mang-,-um-:-in) to poke (with the point of a finger, stick, spear or the like). Sinundot niya ng lapis ang lobo. He poked the balloon with a pencil.
kalabit
n.
touching with the tip of the finger mangalabit, kalabitin (mang-:-in)
v.
Huwag kang mangalabit ng tao. Don't touch the person.
