putol
putól with stress marks
cut; amputate; cut off
Usage Note
Putol is a versatile word used for any cutting or severing action — cutting food, trimming plants, cutting a rope, or amputating a limb. As an adjective ('putol ang kamay') it means amputated or severed. It also appears in expressions like 'putol ang koneksyon' (disconnected) in modern tech contexts.
Examples
" Putulin mo ang lubid. "
Natural Translation
Cut the rope.
Literal Translation
Cut you the rope.
" Nakita nila ang malaking putol ng kahoy. "
Natural Translation
They saw the large cut of wood.
Literal Translation
Saw they the large cut of wood.
" Pinutol ng hardinero ang mga tuyong sanga ng puno para hindi ito mahulog sa bubong kapag bumagyo. "
Natural Translation
The gardener cut the dry branches of the tree so they wouldn't fall on the roof when a storm comes.
Literal Translation
Cut by gardener the dry branch of tree so not it fall on roof when storms.
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