"Tapyas" is a word in TAGALOG, CEBUANO
tapyas1
Definition: (noun) facet (as on a cut gem) resulting from chipping or shaping
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tapyas
Definition: see tapyas1 see tapyas2
tapyas2
Definition: (adj) chipped; trimmed
tapyas v {1} [A2; b] graze, rub against slightly.
Gitapyasan sa panà ang íyang áping, His cheek was grazed by the arrow.
{2} [A; a1] deflect, hit with a swinging arm.
Makatapyas ka íning dunggába?
Could you parry this thrust?
Tapyasa ang mga lamuk, Drive the mosquitoes away by swinging your arms.
{3} [A; a] wipe s.t.
o?
s.t.
by sliding the palm of the hand over it.
Tapyása ang mga sagbut sa lamísa, Sweep the scraps o?
the table.
My developing sense was that the foundation of a story is an emotional foundation. If a story does not work emotionally, it does not work at all.
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