balatay
balátay with stress marks
striped mark from a whip
Usage Note
Balatay refers specifically to the raised welt or stripe left on skin after being struck by a whip or strap. It is a vivid and precise native term used in narratives of punishment, historical accounts, and descriptions of physical abuse — uncommon in casual everyday speech.
Examples
" May balatay sa likod niya. "
Natural Translation
There is a whip mark on his/her back.
Literal Translation
Has whip-mark on back his/her.
" Kita ang balatay sa braso ng bata. "
Natural Translation
The whip mark on the child's arm is visible.
Literal Translation
Visible the whip-mark in arm of child.
" Sa mga kuwento tungkol sa kahirapan ng mga alipin, madalas inilalarawan ang balatay na naiiwan sa kanilang katawan matapos ang malupit na parusa. "
Natural Translation
In the stories about the suffering of slaves, the whip marks left on their bodies after cruel punishment are often described.
Literal Translation
In the stories about suffering of-the slaves, often is-described the whip-mark that left in their body after the cruel punishment.
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