tumalsik
tumálsik with stress marks
to splash out
From root: talsik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumalsik
tu-MAL-sik
splashed out
Present (Incomplete)
tumatalsik
tu-ma-TAL-sik
is splashing out
Future (Contemplated)
tatalsik
ta-TAL-sik
will splash out
Usage Note
Tumalsik is the actor-focus form of talsik, for liquid or small objects flying outward — oil splashing from a hot pan, sparks scattering from a fire. Colloquially, natalsik also means someone was fired from a job, giving the root a sharp idiomatic edge beyond the physical sense.
Examples
" Tumalsik ang mantika sa kamay ko. "
Natural Translation
The oil splashed onto my hand.
Literal Translation
Splashed-out the oil on hand my.
" May ugali ang mantika na tumalsik kapag pinirito mo ang basang isda. "
Natural Translation
Cooking oil tends to splash out when you fry wet fish.
Literal Translation
Have habit the oil to-splash-out when fried you the wet fish.
" Tumalsik ang mainit na sabaw sa mesa nang hindi sinasadyang matumba ang mangkok ng nagmamadaling bata. "
Natural Translation
The hot soup splashed onto the table when the bowl was accidentally knocked over by the hurrying child.
Literal Translation
Splashed-out the hot soup on table when not intentionally toppled the bowl by hurrying child.
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