pansalamin
intended for mirrors or glass
From root: salamin
Usage Note
Pansalamin describes tools or accessories meant for maintaining or creating glass and mirror products.
Examples
" Bumili tayo ng telang pansalamin. "
Natural Translation
Let's buy cloth for the mirror.
Literal Translation
Buy we of cloth-for-mirror.
" Ito ang telang pansalamin. "
Natural Translation
This is the cloth intended for mirrors.
Literal Translation
This the cloth-intended-for-mirrors.
" Gumamit ang tindero ng espesyal na tela na pansalamin upang hindi magkagasgas ang manipis na bubog. "
Natural Translation
The vendor used a special cloth meant for glass so that the thin pane would not get scratched.
Literal Translation
Used the vendor of special cloth that for-mirror so-that not get-scratched the thin glass.
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