himutok
himutók with stress marks
outcry of distress/disappointment
Usage Note
Himutok conveys a vocal expression of grief, frustration, or disappointment — closer to a moan or lament than a shout. It appears in literary and poetic Tagalog to describe emotional outbursts, and is rarely heard in ordinary conversation.
Examples
" Narinig ko ang himutok niya. "
Natural Translation
I heard his cry of distress.
Literal Translation
Heard by-me the outcry his.
" Narinig ng lahat ang himutok niya nang malaman ang balita. "
Natural Translation
Everyone heard his/her cry of distress when he/she learned the news.
Literal Translation
Heard of-the all the outcry his/hers when learned the news.
" Hindi maitago ang himutok ng mga magsasaka nang malaman nilang nasira ng bagyo ang kanilang inaasahang ani. "
Natural Translation
The farmers could not hide their cry of distress when they learned that the storm had destroyed their expected harvest.
Literal Translation
Not could-hide the outcry of-the farmers when learned they destroyed by-the storm the their expected harvest.
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