kalantog
kalantóg with stress marks
loud noise from loose mechanical parts, clatter, clink of metal
Usage Note
Kalantog describes the loud, repetitive banging or rattling sound produced by loose or broken mechanical parts — think of an old jeepney's engine or a rickety machine. It is a vivid, onomatopoeic term used in everyday speech and automotive contexts to describe a vehicle that needs repair.
Examples
" May kalantog ang lumang kotse. "
Natural Translation
The old car has a rattling noise.
Literal Translation
There-is clatter the old car.
" Rinig ang kalantog ng lumang bakal. "
Natural Translation
The clank of the old iron is audible.
Literal Translation
Audible the clatter of-the old iron.
" Sa tuwing dadaan sa lubak, lalong lumalakas ang kalantog ng makina ng jeep na matagal nang dapat ipagawa. "
Natural Translation
Every time it passes over a pothole, the clatter of the jeep's engine — which should have been repaired long ago — grows even louder.
Literal Translation
At every will-pass over pothole, more grows-loud the clatter of-the engine of-the jeep that long-ago already should be-repaired.
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