gunting
gúnting with stress marks
scissors
Usage Note
Gunting is the standard everyday Tagalog word for scissors. It is one of the most basic vocabulary items learned early in Filipino language education. Gunting also appears in children's games such as bato-bato-pick (rock-paper-scissors), where it represents scissors.
Examples
" Saan ang gunting? "
Natural Translation
Where are the scissors?
Literal Translation
Where the scissors?
" Huwag laruin ang gunting, baka masaktan ka. "
Natural Translation
Don't play with the scissors, you might get hurt.
Literal Translation
Don't play the scissors, might get-hurt you.
" Pahiram nga ng gunting para gupitin ko ang papel na ito bago natin idikit sa pader. "
Natural Translation
Please lend me the scissors so I can cut this paper before we stick it on the wall.
Literal Translation
Lend please of scissors so cut I the paper that this before we stick on wall.
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