engkantada
engkantáda with stress marks
fairy; enchanted being
Usage Note
Engkantada comes from Spanish encantada and refers to a beautiful female supernatural being in Philippine folklore who inhabits bodies of water, old trees, or the wilderness. She is considered powerful and capricious — disrespecting her dwelling can bring illness or misfortune.
Examples
" May engkantada raw sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
They say there's a fairy in the river.
Literal Translation
There-is fairy reportedly in river.
" Naniniwala ang mga matatanda na may engkantada sa loob ng lumang puno. "
Natural Translation
The elders believe that there is a fairy living inside the old tree.
Literal Translation
Believe the ones elders that has enchanted-being inside the old tree.
" Sinasabi ng aking lola na huwag tayong maingay sa gubat dahil baka magalit ang engkantada na nakatira sa mga lumang puno. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother says we shouldn't be noisy in the forest because the fairy living in the old trees might get angry.
Literal Translation
Saying of my grandmother that don't we noisy in forest because maybe angry the fairy that living in the old trees.
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