Gunting in English: scissors

What gunting means

scissors
- Guntinga ang papel.
  Cut the paper with scissors.

How to say “scissors” in Bisaya

gunting

gun-ting · 2 syllables

Cebuano is written the way it is said, so once you know the five vowel sounds you can read any Bisaya word aloud correctly, including ones you have never seen. Play the recording and copy it.

gunting in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 1 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

Mas hait ang kutsilyo kay sa gunting.
The knife is sharper than the scissors.
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Questions about gunting

What does "gunting" mean in English?

Gunting means scissors in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "gunting"?

Gunting is said gun-ting, 2 syllables. Cebuano is written phonetically, so the spelling tells you the pronunciation. There is a recording of it on this page.

How do you use "gunting" in a sentence?

"Guntinga ang papel." means "Cut the paper with scissors.".

How common is "gunting" in Bisaya?

It is word number 682 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 1 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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