From root: hamog
Usage Note
Nakahamog is used to describe a person who is staying out in the cold night air or early morning dew. Huwag kang lumabas nang nakahamog dahil baka ka sipunin.
Examples
" Nakahamog ang mga damit sa labas. "
Natural Translation
The clothes outside are covered in dew.
Literal Translation
Exposed-to-dew the clothes outside.
" Nakahamog ang mga halaman. "
Natural Translation
The plants are exposed to dew.
Literal Translation
Exposed to dew the plants.
" Madaling magkasakit ang taong palaging nakahamog sa madaling-araw dahil malamig ang hanging nilalanghap nito. "
Natural Translation
A person who is always exposed to the dew at dawn easily gets sick because the air they breathe in is cold.
Literal Translation
Easy to-get-sick the person always exposed-to-dew at dawn because cold the air breathed-in by-it.
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