salapirin
salapirín with stress marks
to braid [it]
From root: salapid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinalapid
si-na-la-PID
braided
Present (Incomplete)
sinasalapid
si-na-sa-la-PID
is being braided
Future (Contemplated)
sasalapirin
sa-sa-la-pi-RIN
will be braided
Usage Note
Salapirin is the object-focus -in form of salapid, used when the hair or fibrous material being braided is the sentence topic. It covers hair plaiting, rope-making, and traditional weaving of rattan or palm strips; pairs with the actor-focus magsalapid.
Examples
" Salapirin mo ang buhok ko. "
Natural Translation
Braid my hair.
Literal Translation
Braid you the hair my.
" Nais ng ina na salapirin ang mahabang buhok ng anak. "
Natural Translation
The mother desires to braid her child's long hair.
Literal Translation
Desire of mother to braid the long hair of child.
" Tuwing piyesta, sinasalapid ng lola ang mahahabang dahon ng pandan upang gawing banig na ipinagmamalaki niya sa mga bisita. "
Natural Translation
During every fiesta, Grandma braids the long pandan leaves to make the mat she proudly shows off to the visitors.
Literal Translation
Every fiesta, braiding of grandma the long-ones leaf of pandan so-that to-make mat that proud-of she to the visitors.
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