wiligan
wilígan with stress marks
to sprinkle [clothes] with water
From root: wilig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
winiligan
wi-ni-LI-gan
sprinkled
Present (Incomplete)
winiwiligan
wi-ni-wi-LI-gan
is being sprinkled
Future (Contemplated)
wiwiligan
wi-wi-LI-gan
will be sprinkled
Usage Note
Wiligan is the locative object-focus form of wilig, with the -an suffix indicating that the surface or recipient of the sprinkling is the grammatical focus. Strongly associated with laundry preparation — lightly dampening dry or over-dried clothes before ironing is a standard household practice in the Philippines — the -an suffix is chosen over -in because the clothes function as the target rather than the direct object.
Examples
" Wiligan mo muna ang damit. "
Natural Translation
Sprinkle the clothes with water first.
Literal Translation
Sprinkle you first the clothes.
" Kailangan mong wiligan ang tuyong damit para madaling maplantsa. "
Natural Translation
You need to sprinkle the dry clothing with water so it irons easily.
Literal Translation
Need you to-sprinkle the dry clothing so easy to-iron.
" Bago mo plantsahin ang mga uniporme, wiligan mo muna ng kaunting tubig para mawala ang mga gusot. "
Natural Translation
Before you iron the uniforms, sprinkle them with a little water first so the wrinkles come out.
Literal Translation
Before you iron the plural uniforms, sprinkle you first of little water so disappear the plural wrinkles.
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