kalong
kalóng with stress marks
sit on one's lap
Usage Note
Kalong describes the act of sitting on someone's lap or being held in a lap, and is very common in Filipino family settings where children sit on a parent's or grandparent's lap. It carries warm, affectionate connotations, and the verb forms kumalong and kalungin are useful to know for describing close family interaction.
Examples
" Kalong ng tatay ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child is on the father's lap.
Literal Translation
Lap-sit of father the child.
" Ang bata ay kalong ng ina. "
Natural Translation
The child is sitting on the mother's lap.
Literal Translation
The child is lap-sit of mother.
" Tuwing umaga, kalong ng lolo ang pinakabata niyang apo habang nagkukuwento ito ng mga alamat noong unang panahon. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, the youngest grandchild sits on Grandpa's lap while he tells legends from the old days.
Literal Translation
Every morning, lap-sit of grandpa the youngest his grandchild while telling he of legends in old times.
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