From root: suklay
Usage Note
Panuklay is a more formal or descriptive term for a comb, identifying it as an instrument used for the act of combing.
Examples
" Nawala ang panuklay ko. "
Natural Translation
My comb is lost.
Literal Translation
Lost the comb my.
" Nasaan ang aking panuklay? "
Natural Translation
Where is my hair comb?
Literal Translation
Where is my hair comb?
" Hinahanap ko pa rin ang lumang panuklay na regalo sa akin ng aking lola noong bata pa ako. "
Natural Translation
I am still looking for the old comb that my grandmother gave me as a gift when I was still a child.
Literal Translation
Looking I still the old comb that gift to me of my grandmother when child still I.
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