laman
lamán with stress marks
flesh; substance; content
Usage Note
Laman covers a range of meanings centred on interior substance: the flesh of the body, the pulp of fruit, the contents of a container, or the substance of a text. 'Laman ng libro' means the content of a book; 'laman ng katawan' refers to the flesh of the body. It is a high-frequency everyday word.
Examples
" Matamis ang laman ng mangga. "
Natural Translation
The flesh of the mango is sweet.
Literal Translation
Sweet the flesh of mango.
" Ano ang laman nito? "
Natural Translation
What is the content of this?
Literal Translation
What the content of-this?
" Bagaman makapal ang aklat, ang laman nito ay magaan basahin dahil simple at malinaw ang paliwanag ng may-akda. "
Natural Translation
Although the book is thick, its content is easy to read because the author's explanation is simple and clear.
Literal Translation
Although thick the book, the content of-it is light read because simple and clear the explanation of author.
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