kalandak
kalandák with stress marks
boast; spread rumors
Usage Note
Kalandak carries a double sense: boasting about oneself and spreading idle gossip or rumors about others. Both senses are socially disapproved behaviors in Filipino culture. It is an informal, slightly archaic-sounding word used more in regional Tagalog and literary contexts than in Metro Manila urban speech.
Examples
" Mahilig siyang mangalandak. "
Natural Translation
He likes to boast.
Literal Translation
Fond he to-boast.
" Huwag kang makinig sa kalandak niya; hindi totoo iyon. "
Natural Translation
Don't listen to his/her boasting; that's not true.
Literal Translation
Don't you listen to-the boasting his/her; not true that.
" Sa halip na magtrabaho, buong araw na lang siyang nangangalandak tungkol sa mga bagay na hindi naman niya nagawa. "
Natural Translation
Instead of working, he just spends the whole day boasting about things that he didn't actually do.
Literal Translation
In place of work, whole day just he boasting about the things that not actually he did.
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