Putal (en. Fragment)

/puˈtal/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A part that has been broken off from the whole.

The wood fragment was used in making furniture.

Ang putal ng kahoy ay ginamit sa paggawa ng muwebles.

A clean piece of something that has been cut or broken.

There are fragments of broken glass on the floor.

May mga putal ng basag na salamin sa sahig.

A piece that is used as a marker of a larger item.

I saw the fragment of the imprint on the white paper.

Nakita ko ang putal ng impresyon sa puting papel.

Filipino language origin

broken tree

a tree that is damaged or cut, but still has remaining parts.

putal na puno

broken object

any object that is shattered or broken into parts.

putal na bagay

to cut

The act of cutting or slicing something.

pumutol

broken

Occurred as broken or cut.

naputol

Lacking or useless

Your arguments are so putal, it’s like they have no value.

Sobrang putal ng iyong mga argumento, parang walang kwenta.

Cut off or did not happen

Our vacation plan is putal, it didn’t push through because it rained.

Putal yung plano namin magbakasyon, hindi natuloy kasi umulan.

Has nothing to show for it

You’re saying a lot, but you’re putal since you have nothing to show for it.

Ang dami mong sinasabi, pero putal ka kasi walang ibubuga.