lamandagat
lamandagát with stress marks
sea creatures
Usage Note
Lamandagat is a compound of laman (contents, flesh) and dagat (sea), serving as a collective term for all sea creatures. It appears in fishing contexts, environmental discourse, and folklore — where sea spirits are sometimes also called lamandagat — and is the formal Tagalog equivalent of mga hayop sa dagat.
Examples
" Sari-sari ang lamandagat sa bahura. "
Natural Translation
There are all kinds of sea creatures in the reef.
Literal Translation
Varied the sea-creatures in-the reef.
" Maraming lamandagat doon. "
Natural Translation
There are many sea creatures there.
Literal Translation
Many sea-creature there.
" Kapag sobra ang nahuhuli ng mga mangingisda, unti-unting nauubos ang mga lamandagat na dating sagana sa karagatan. "
Natural Translation
When the fishermen catch too much, the sea creatures that used to be abundant in the ocean gradually run out.
Literal Translation
When excessive the catch of-the fishermen, gradually running-out the sea-creatures that former abundant in-the ocean.
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