daing
daíng with stress marks
complaint, moan
Usage Note
Daing refers to a moan, lament, or complaint — the verbal or vocal expression of suffering or grievance. It can describe physical pain (groaning from illness) or emotional distress (lamenting hardship). In formal and literary Tagalog it often appears in descriptions of suffering communities or individuals.
Examples
" Narinig ko ang daing niya. "
Natural Translation
I heard his moan.
Literal Translation
Heard I the moan his.
" Naririnig namin ang daing ng mga nasalanta. "
Natural Translation
We can hear the laments of the disaster victims.
Literal Translation
Hearing we the moans of-the (plural) disaster-affected.
" Hindi natinag ang pamahalaan sa daing ng mga mahihirap na walang matirhan pagkatapos ng bagyo. "
Natural Translation
The government was unmoved by the laments of the poor who had nowhere to live after the storm.
Literal Translation
Not moved the government by-the lament of-the (plural) poor that none place-to-live after the storm.
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