magtahip
magtahíp with stress marks
to winnow
From root: tahip
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtahip
nag-ta-HIP
winnowed
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatahip
nag-ta-ta-HIP
is winnowing
Future (Contemplated)
magtatahip
mag-ta-ta-HIP
will winnow
Usage Note
Magtahip is the actor-focus form of tahip, describing the traditional act of winnowing — tossing threshed grain so the wind separates chaff from rice. It is tied to rural rice-farming life and appears in descriptions of pre-mechanized harvest practice across the Philippines.
Examples
" Marunong silang magtahip ng palay. "
Natural Translation
They know how to winnow rice.
Literal Translation
Knows-how they to-winnow of unhusked-rice.
" Tradisyon na ang magtahip ng bigas bago ito isaing. "
Natural Translation
It is already a tradition to winnow rice before cooking it.
Literal Translation
Tradition already the to-winnow of rice before this cook.
" Tuwing anihan, sama-sama ang mga magsasaka na magtahip ng ani upang ihiwalay ang ipa bago dalhin sa kamalig. "
Natural Translation
Every harvest season, the farmers winnow the harvest together to separate the chaff before bringing it to the granary.
Literal Translation
Every harvest, together the farmers to-winnow of harvest so separate the chaff before bring to granary.
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