labnos
labnós with stress marks
draw knife fast; peel skin
Usage Note
Labnos describes a swift, decisive pulling motion — either drawing a blade rapidly from its sheath or stripping skin from an animal after slaughter. It is primarily heard in rural and agricultural contexts among older speakers.
Examples
" Mabilis niyang ginawa ang labnos sa baboy. "
Natural Translation
He/She quickly skinned the pig.
Literal Translation
Fast he/she-of did the skinning on-the pig.
" Kita ang labnos sa kanyang kamay. "
Natural Translation
The peeled skin on his/her hand is visible.
Literal Translation
Visible the peel-skin on-the his/her hand.
" Bihasa ang matandang mangangaso sa labnos ng balat, kaya sandali lang ay nahubaran na niya ang biktima ng buong balahibo nito. "
Natural Translation
The old hunter was skilled at stripping off the hide, so in just a moment he had stripped the prey of all its fur.
Literal Translation
Skilled the old hunter in-the skinning of skin, so moment only and stripped already by-him the prey of whole fur its.
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