From root: butiki
Usage Note
Binutiki is a term used to describe traditional designs or weaving patterns that resemble the shape of a lizard.
Examples
" Binutiki ang banig namin. "
Natural Translation
Our mat has a lizard-like pattern.
Literal Translation
Lizard-like-patterned the mat our.
" Ang pader ay binutiki na dahil sa tagal. "
Natural Translation
The wall has developed lizard-like patterns due to age.
Literal Translation
The wall is lizard-like-patterned already because of long time.
" Ang binutiki na disenyo ng tela ay minana pa nila sa mga ninuno nilang manghahabi. "
Natural Translation
The lizard-patterned design of the cloth was inherited from their weaver ancestors.
Literal Translation
The lizard-like-patterned design of cloth is inherited still by-them from the ancestors their weavers.
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