From root: suklay
Usage Note
Pagsuklay refers specifically to the motion or task of running a comb through the hair to tidy it.
Examples
" Masakit ang pagsuklay. "
Natural Translation
Combing is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the act-of-combing.
" Masakit ang pagsuklay ng buhok na buhol-buhol. "
Natural Translation
Combing tangled hair is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the act-of-combing of hair that tangled.
" Mas madali ang pagsuklay kapag nilagyan mo muna ng konting tubig ang buhol-buhol na buhok. "
Natural Translation
Combing is easier when you first put a little water on the tangled hair.
Literal Translation
More easy the act-of-combing when put you first of little water the tangled hair.
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