Usage Note
Haplit refers to a quick, sharp strike — originally the stroke of a whip or similar instrument. Less commonly used in modern everyday Tagalog, it appears in literature and historical accounts, and can be extended metaphorically to sharp verbal criticism.
Examples
" Sumakit ang haplit ng latigo. "
Natural Translation
The lash of the whip hurt.
Literal Translation
Hurt the lash of-the whip.
" Isang haplit ng latigo ang nagpahinto sa kabayo. "
Natural Translation
A single lash of the whip stopped the horse.
Literal Translation
One lash of-the whip the stopped-it horse.
" Hindi pisikal na latigo, ngunit parang haplit sa puso ang matatalas na salitang binitiwan niya laban sa akin. "
Natural Translation
It wasn't a physical whip, but the sharp words he hurled at me felt like a lash to the heart.
Literal Translation
Not physical whip, but like lash to-the heart the sharp words let-go he against to me.
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