himalay
himaláy with stress marks
gleaning
Usage Note
Himalay refers to the act of gleaning — picking up leftover grain or produce after the main harvest. In agricultural Philippine communities it was an important practice that allowed poorer members of society to gather what remained, and the word also carries a sense of careful, detailed gathering or analysis.
Examples
" Naghimalay sila sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
They gleaned in the field.
Literal Translation
Gleaned they in the field.
" Pagkatapos ng ani, nagsagawa ng himalay ang mga mahihirap na magsasaka. "
Natural Translation
After the harvest, the poor farmers engaged in gleaning.
Literal Translation
After the harvest, did gleaning the poor farmers.
" Habang papauwi mula sa ani, tumigil ang mag-asawa upang himalayin ang mga butil na naiwan sa lupa. "
Natural Translation
On the way home from the harvest, the couple stopped to glean the grains that were left on the ground.
Literal Translation
While going-home from the harvest, stopped the couple in-order glean the [plural] grain [linker] left on the ground.
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