tistis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tisˈtis/ [tɪsˈtis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: tis‧tis

Adjective

tistís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. surgically operated on

   Synonym: operado

2. sawn longitudinally (of lumber)

Derived terms

• magtistis
• matistis
• pagtistis
• panistis
• pantistis
• tistisan
• tistisin
• tumistis

 

Noun

tistís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. surgical operation

   Synonyms: opera, pag-opera, operasyon, pagtistis

2. cutting; opening (of a boil, etc.)

   Synonyms: busbos, pagbusbos, pagbubusbos

3. act of sawing, cutting, trimming, or paring longitudinally or along the grain (of lumber)
4. narrow strip; lath (as of lumber)
5. act of removing fibers from cloth, strips of palm, etc.

   Synonym: nisnis