Matuling
How do you say “black” in your language?
MATULING • (muh-too-LING)
black; dark-colored
Tagálog (Filipino): itím, maitím (blackish, dark-colored)
Root Word
TULING • (too-LING)
blackness; darkness in color
Tagálog (Filipino): itím, kaitimán
Verb Conjugation
túling, tútuling, tínuling – to blacken or get darker in color (Actor Focus)
manuling, mánuling, ménuling – to turn black or darker in color (Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Tínuling ya ing málan king dinat. [Kap]
Umitím ang damít sa dumí. [Tag]
The clothing blackened with dirt. [Eng]
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