From root: suklay
Usage Note
Suklayan refers to a place, such as a vanity or a specific corner with a mirror, where one performs hair grooming.
Examples
" Makalat ang suklayan natin. "
Natural Translation
Our dressing table is messy.
Literal Translation
Messy the dressing-table our.
" Naiwan ko ang susi sa suklayan. "
Natural Translation
I left the key on the dressing table.
Literal Translation
Left I the key at the dressing-table/combing-area.
" Tuwing umaga, mahaba ang oras na ginugugol niya sa suklayan bago siya umalis papuntang trabaho. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, she spends a long time at the dressing table before she leaves for work.
Literal Translation
Every morning, long the time that spends she at dressing-table before she leaves going-to work.
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