tiyani
tiyáni with stress marks
tweezers
Usage Note
Tiyani are the small pinching tool used for personal grooming tasks such as plucking eyebrows or removing splinters. The word is used in everyday household contexts. In some regional varieties, 'sipit' is used as a synonym, but tiyani is the widely understood Tagalog term.
Examples
" Saan ang tiyani? "
Natural Translation
Where are the tweezers?
Literal Translation
Where the tweezers?
" Gumamit siya ng tiyani para sa buhok. "
Natural Translation
He/She used tweezers for the hair.
Literal Translation
Used he/she of tweezers for hair.
" Maingat niyang ginamit ang tiyani para alisin ang maliit na tinik na natusok sa daliri ng anak niya. "
Natural Translation
She carefully used the tweezers to remove the tiny thorn that had pricked her child's finger.
Literal Translation
Carefully she used the tweezers to remove the small thorn that pricked in finger of child her.
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