kanlungan
kanlúngan with stress marks
shelter, shed, place to hide
Usage Note
Kanlungan is derived from the root kanlong and refers to any place of refuge — physical shelter from the weather, a hideout, or metaphorically a source of comfort and protection for someone vulnerable. It carries strong emotional resonance in Filipino culture and appears in the names of shelters for abused women and displaced persons.
Examples
" Naghanap kami ng kanlungan sa ulan. "
Natural Translation
We looked for shelter from the rain.
Literal Translation
Searched we of shelter in-the rain.
" Naging kanlungan ng pamilya namin ang bahay ng lola sa panahon ng bagyo. "
Natural Translation
Grandmother's house became our family's shelter during the typhoon.
Literal Translation
Became shelter of-the family our the house of-the grandmother during the typhoon.
" Naging kanlungan ng maraming pamilyang nasalanta ang paaralan nang tumama ang malakas na bagyo sa aming bayan. "
Natural Translation
The school became a shelter for many displaced families when the strong typhoon struck our town.
Literal Translation
Became shelter of-the many family displaced the school when struck the strong typhoon in our town.
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