karilagan
karilagán with stress marks
beauty
Usage Note
Karilagan is a formal and poetic word for beauty, radiance, or magnificence, derived from dilag (radiance, elegance). It appears in literature, hymns, and formal prose to evoke the splendor of nature, a person's grace, or the grandeur of an occasion.
Examples
" Kahanga-hanga ang karilagan ng bayan. "
Natural Translation
The splendor of the town is admirable.
Literal Translation
Admirable the splendor of-the town.
" Inawit ng makata ang karilagan ng kanyang bayan. "
Natural Translation
The poet sang of the beauty of his/her homeland.
Literal Translation
Sang the poet the beauty of-the his/her homeland.
" Tuwing bukang-liwayway, ipinapakita ng kalikasan ang karilagan nito sa pamamagitan ng kulay ng langit at huni ng mga ibon. "
Natural Translation
At every dawn, nature reveals its beauty through the colors of the sky and the song of the birds.
Literal Translation
Every dawn, shows by-the nature the beauty of-it through of color of-the sky and chirp of-the birds.
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