kuliti
kulitî with stress marks
stye (eyelid swelling)
Usage Note
Kuliti is the common Filipino term for a stye — a painful red swelling on the eyelid caused by a bacterial infection of an eyelash follicle. Folk belief associates kuliti with secretly watching someone bathe, making it a subject of light superstition and teasing.
Examples
" Masakit ang kuliti ko. "
Natural Translation
My stye hurts.
Literal Translation
Painful the stye my.
" May kuliti siya sa kaliwang mata niya ngayon. "
Natural Translation
He/She has a stye on his/her left eye right now.
Literal Translation
Has stye he/she on-the left eye his/her now.
" Sinasabi ng lola na nagkakaroon ka raw ng kuliti kapag nanonood ka ng naliligo, pero gawa-gawa lang iyon. "
Natural Translation
Grandma says you supposedly get a stye when you watch someone bathing, but that's just made up.
Literal Translation
Saying of grandma that getting you reportedly of stye when watching you of bathing, but made-up only that.
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