iwisik
iwísik with stress marks
to sprinkle [it]; to spray [it]
From root: wisik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniwisik
i-ni-WI-sik
sprinkled
Present (Incomplete)
iniwiwisik
i-ni-wi-WI-sik
is being sprinkled
Future (Contemplated)
iwiwisik
i-wi-WI-sik
will be sprinkled
Usage Note
Iwisik is the object-focus form of wisik using the i- prefix, foregrounding the liquid being sprinkled or sprayed rather than the surface receiving it. Closely associated with religious ritual — the sprinkling of holy water by a priest during blessings and funerals is the prototypical context — the i- prefix signals that the sprinkled substance is the instrument or object of focus.
Examples
" Iwisik mo ang tubig sa halaman. "
Natural Translation
Sprinkle the water on the plant.
Literal Translation
Sprinkle you the water on plant.
" Kailangan mong iwisik ang pabango sa iyong damit. "
Natural Translation
You need to spray the perfume onto your clothes.
Literal Translation
Need you to sprinkle the perfume on your clothes.
" Bago magsimula ang misa, iniwisik ng pari ang banal na tubig sa mga taong nakatayo sa pasilyo. "
Natural Translation
Before the mass began, the priest sprinkled the holy water on the people standing in the aisle.
Literal Translation
Before to-start the mass, sprinkled by priest the holy water on people standing on aisle.
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