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Meaning of tinik | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
tiˈnik

Definitions

  1. thorn; spine (of plants)
  2. fishbone
  3. fishbone stuck in the throat
  4. splinter or sliver stuck in the flesh
  5. barb (point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc.)

Equivalents

English Spine

Examples

“May mga tinik ang mga rosas.”

Roses have thorns.

“alambreng may tinik”

barbed wire

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

tinik-yantok tinikan tinikling tining tininte tininti

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