sepilyo

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• sipilyo

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

• sipilyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cepillo (“brush”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈpiljo/ [sɛˈpiːl.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

 

Related terms

• sepilyado

See also

• pinsel

Further reading

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