mantilyu 1comm. a solid metal head on a handle used in driving nails; a hammer. Alam nan mantilyu ta kaanom din patak. Get the hammer and remove that nail. (sem. domains: 6.7.2 - Pounding tool.) 2trans. to use a hammer on something; to nail something. Mantilyuwom nan patak ta mihamad nan kaiw. Use the hammer on the nail so that the wood will stay in place. ‑on/‑in‑ ‑an. 3intrans. to use a hammer. Mummantilyu da nadan u-unga ad dola. The children are using the hammer in the yard. muN‑/nuN‑. Language Of Borrowing: Spanish: martillar.
