andap
andáp with stress marks
blinking, flicker, glimmer
Usage Note
Andap describes the rapid on-and-off movement of light, such as a flickering candle, a blinking signal light, or glimmering reflections on water. It is used both literally and figuratively in poetry and literature to evoke fragility or transience. The verb form is umandap.
Examples
" Nakita ko ang andap ng kandila. "
Natural Translation
I saw the flicker of the candle.
Literal Translation
Saw I the flicker of-the candle.
" Napansin niya ang andap ng ilaw sa malayo. "
Natural Translation
He/She noticed the flickering of the light in the distance.
Literal Translation
Noticed by-his/her the flicker of-the light at-the far.
" Sa dilim ng gabi, ang andap ng mga bituin sa langit ang tanging gabay namin pauwi sa nayon. "
Natural Translation
In the darkness of the night, the glimmer of the stars in the sky was our only guide home to the village.
Literal Translation
In darkness of-the night, the glimmer of-the stars at sky the only guide our going-home to village.
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