nisnis

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *nisnís (to wipe, rub, scrub).

Pronunciation

Noun

nisnís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. unravelling or wearing out of clothes
    Synonym: tastas
  2. (obsolete) rub someone else's face onto some surface (like the ground)

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Adjective

nisnís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. threadbare; worn to threads; unravelled
    Synonyms: nasnas, tastas
  2. (figurative, obsolete) crooked (of a nose)
    nisnis na ilongcrooked nose

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