Pintal

to paint; paint; paintingverb / noun

Alternative meanings

To apply paint, color, or pigment to a surface, object, wall, house, image, or face. It can also refer to paint as the material used to cover or decorate.

Pronunciation

PIN-tahl

Root and affixes

Root: pintal, paint or to paint. Common forms include pintalan, to paint something; gipintalan, painted; mamintal, to put on makeup or paint oneself; and pinintal, painting or painted work.

Variants or conjugations

pintura; pintalan; gipintalan; mamintal; pinintal; pagpintal

Related words and expressions

color; brush; wall; house; art; picture; painter

Meaning and usage notes

Pintal is used both for paint as a material and for to paint. Pintura is also used for painting or artwork. In some contexts it can mean to put on lipstick or makeup.