anod
anód with stress marks
something carried away by current
Usage Note
Anod refers to an object — or person — being carried or swept away by a water current. It is used in both literal contexts (floods, rivers) and figurative speech, as in being swept along by emotion or circumstance. The verb form is ma-anod (to be carried away by current), which commonly appears in news reports about flood victims.
Examples
" May anod sa tabing-dagat. "
Natural Translation
There is driftwood on the seashore.
Literal Translation
There-is carried-by-current at-the seashore.
" May anod na kahoy sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
There is wood carried by the current in the river.
Literal Translation
There-is carried-by-current that wood in river.
" Maraming anod na basura ang dumaong sa baybayin matapos ang malakas na bagyo. "
Natural Translation
A lot of trash swept by the current washed up on the shore after the strong storm.
Literal Translation
Many carried-by-current that trash the docked at-the shore after the strong that storm.
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