maghimulmol
maghimulmól with stress marks
to pluck feathers
From root: himulmol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naghimulmol
nag-hi-mul-MOL
plucked feathers
Present (Incomplete)
naghihimulmol
nag-hi-hi-mul-MOL
is plucking feathers
Future (Contemplated)
maghihimulmol
mag-hi-hi-mul-MOL
will pluck feathers
Usage Note
Maghimulmol is the actor-focus form of himulmol, used for plucking feathers from a bird — often in rural cooking preparation — and also for picking apart loose threads on fabric. The reduplicative root conveys the sense of repeated small-scale removal.
Examples
" Maghimulmol tayo ng manok. "
Natural Translation
Let's pluck the chicken's feathers.
Literal Translation
Pluck-feathers we of chicken.
" Mahirap maghimulmol ng manok kapag walang mainit na tubig. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to pluck a chicken's feathers when there is no hot water.
Literal Translation
Hard to pluck feathers of chicken when no hot water.
" Bago lutuin ang manok, kailangan munang maghimulmol nang mabuti para walang matirang balahibo. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking the chicken, one must first pluck the feathers thoroughly so that no feathers are left behind.
Literal Translation
Before to-cook the chicken, need first to-pluck-feathers well so no left feather.
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