tuklap
tukláp with stress marks
peeled off; detached
Usage Note
Tuklap describes something that has been peeled, stripped, or torn away from a surface — paint peeling off walls, labels coming off bottles, or skin peeling after a sunburn. The word vividly conveys the physical separation of a layer from its base.
Examples
" Tuklap na ang pintura. "
Natural Translation
The paint is already peeling off.
Literal Translation
Peeled-off already the paint.
" May tuklap ang pintura ng pader. "
Natural Translation
The paint of the wall has a peeled off part.
Literal Translation
Has peeled off the paint of wall.
" Dahil sa matinding init ng araw, unti-unting tuklap ang balat sa likod ko pagkatapos ng buong araw sa dagat. "
Natural Translation
Because of the intense heat of the sun, the skin on my back gradually peeled off after a whole day at the sea.
Literal Translation
Because of intense heat of sun, gradually peeled-off the skin on back my after of whole day at sea.
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