kandong
kandóng with stress marks
sit on someone's lap; carry on lap
Usage Note
Kandong describes the action of sitting on someone's lap or holding a person — usually a small child — on one's lap. It is an intimate, affectionate gesture common between parents and young children. The word evokes warmth and physical closeness, and it appears in songs, stories, and expressions of parental love. The noun form refers to the lap as a place of comfort and safety.
Examples
" Kinandong niya ang bata. "
Natural Translation
She held the child on her lap.
Literal Translation
Lap-held she the child.
" Gusto ko ang kandong ng pusa. "
Natural Translation
I like the cat sitting on my lap.
Literal Translation
Want I the lap-sit of cat.
" Habang umiiyak ang sanggol, marahan siyang kinandong ng kanyang lola at hinele hanggang makatulog ito. "
Natural Translation
While the baby was crying, his grandmother gently held him on her lap and lulled him to sleep.
Literal Translation
While crying the baby, gently he-lap-held by the his grandmother and lulled until fall-asleep this.
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