liha
líha with stress marks
sandpaper
Usage Note
Liha is the Tagalog term for sandpaper, the abrasive material used to smooth wood, metal, or other surfaces. Carpenters and craftspeople use magliha when finishing woodwork, and the word also serves as a verb stem in phrases describing the smoothing or polishing of surfaces.
Examples
" Bumili ka ng liha. "
Natural Translation
Buy some sandpaper.
Literal Translation
Buy you of sandpaper.
" Kailangan ko ng liha. "
Natural Translation
I need sandpaper.
Literal Translation
Need I of sandpaper.
" Bago pintahan ang mesa, gamitin mo muna ang liha para maging makinis ang ibabaw ng kahoy. "
Natural Translation
Before painting the table, use the sandpaper first so the surface of the wood becomes smooth.
Literal Translation
Before paint the table, use you first the sandpaper so become smooth the surface of-the wood.
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