Usage Note
Sutla refers to fine silk fabric and is associated with luxury clothing and traditional Filipino attire. It appears in poetry and literature to evoke elegance or softness. In everyday speech it is less common than its borrowed counterparts, lending it a slightly formal or literary register.
Examples
" Mahal ang sutla. "
Natural Translation
Silk is expensive.
Literal Translation
Expensive the silk.
" Malambot ang telang sutla. "
Natural Translation
The silk fabric is soft.
Literal Translation
Soft the fabric silk.
" Gawa sa pinong sutla ang bestidang isinuot niya sa kasal, kaya kuminang ito sa ilaw. "
Natural Translation
The dress she wore to the wedding was made of fine silk, so it shimmered in the light.
Literal Translation
Made of fine-LINK silk the dress-LINK that-was-worn she at-the wedding, so shimmered it in-the light.
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