katanda
katánda with stress marks
sickle pod plant
Also means
Katanda without a specific botanical context can also mean 'fellow elder' or 'contemporary of the same age group' as a social term.
Usage Note
Katanda as a plant name refers to Senna obtusifolia, a wild legume found across the Philippines and used in folk medicine and as animal fodder. The same word in a different context also means a peer elder or someone of the same generation, so speakers rely on context to distinguish the two meanings.
Examples
" Maraming katanda sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
There is a lot of sickle pod in the field.
Literal Translation
Many sickle-pod in field.
" Lumalaki ang katanda sa mga bakanteng lupa. "
Natural Translation
The sickle pod plant grows on vacant lots.
Literal Translation
Grows the sickle-pod on-the vacant lots.
" Pinitas ng lola ko ang mga dahon ng katanda upang gamutin ang sugat sa binti ng aking kapatid. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother picked the leaves of the sickle pod plant to treat the wound on my sibling's leg.
Literal Translation
Picked by grandmother my the leaves of-the sickle-pod to treat the wound on leg of my sibling.
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