kumunoy
kumunóy with stress marks
quicksand
Usage Note
Kumunoy refers to soft, waterlogged ground that sucks in anything resting on it, similar to quicksand. Used literally in descriptions of swampy terrain and figuratively to describe inescapable situations or people who drag others down.
Examples
" May kumunoy sa lumang lawa. "
Natural Translation
There is quicksand at the old lake.
Literal Translation
Has quicksand at-the old lake.
" Huwag lumakad sa lugar na iyon — may kumunoy doon. "
Natural Translation
Don't walk in that area — there is quicksand there.
Literal Translation
Don't walk in-the place that — has quicksand there.
" Parang kumunoy ang utang niya — kapag tumagal pa, lalo siyang malulubog at mahihirapang makaahon. "
Natural Translation
His debt is like quicksand — the longer it lasts, the deeper he will sink and the harder it will be to get out.
Literal Translation
Like quicksand the debt his — when lasts more, more he will-sink and will-struggle to-get-out.
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