imahen
imáhen with stress marks
image
Usage Note
Imahen comes from Spanish 'imagen' and has a strong religious connotation in the Philippines, most commonly referring to a statue or icon of a saint, the Virgin Mary, or Christ. It is also used in modern contexts to mean a visual image, photograph, or reputation.
Examples
" Maganda ang imahen ng santo. "
Natural Translation
The image of the saint is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the image of-the saint.
" Dala nila ang imahen ng Sto. Niño sa prusisyon. "
Natural Translation
They carry the image of the Holy Child in the procession.
Literal Translation
Carry they the image of-the Sto. Niño in-the procession.
" Bago ang prusisyon, maingat nilang nilinis at pinalamutian ng bulaklak ang imahen ng Mahal na Birhen. "
Natural Translation
Before the procession, they carefully cleaned and decorated the image of the Blessed Virgin with flowers.
Literal Translation
Before the procession, carefully they cleaned and decorated with flowers the image of-the Blessed Virgin.
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