From root: asul
Usage Note
Pangasul uses the pang- prefix on asul to refer to any substance or material used to impart a blue color, such as a dye, pigment, or bluing agent. It is used in textile, crafts, and laundry contexts where coloring or tinting with blue is the task at hand.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng pangasul. "
Natural Translation
I bought blue dye.
Literal Translation
Bought I of blue-dye.
" Gumamit siya ng pangasul para sa tela. "
Natural Translation
She used blue dye for the cloth.
Literal Translation
Used she of blue-dye for the cloth.
" Naghalo ang mananahi ng kaunting pangasul sa tubig para mas maging maganda ang kulay ng tela. "
Natural Translation
The seamstress mixed a little blue dye into the water so the color of the cloth would turn out nicer.
Literal Translation
Mixed the seamstress of little blue-dye in water so more become beautiful the color of cloth.
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