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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Tudlo

English

to point; to indicate; to teach; fingerverb / noun

Alternative meanings

To point with a finger; to indicate something. It can also mean to teach. As a noun, it can refer to a finger.

Pronunciation

TOOD-loh

Root and affixes

Root: tudlo. Common forms: motudlo, mitudlo, nagtudlo, pagtudlo.

Variants or conjugations

motudlo; mitudlo; nagtudlo; pagtudlo

Related words and expressions

pakita; timaan; tudling; kamot

Meaning and usage notes

For physically pointing, tudlo is natural because it is also related to “finger.” For abstract “to indicate,” usage depends on context.

basic wordsfingerto indicateto pointto teachverb
Example 1

Gitudlo niya ang balay.

He/She pointed to the house.

Example 2

Ayaw pagtudlo sa tawo.

Do not point at the person.