lambong
lambóng with stress marks
covering; veil; shroud
Usage Note
Lambong refers to a cloth used to cover or drape — often a mourning veil or shroud over a coffin or body, but also a canopy or covering cloth in general. In literary and formal Tagalog it frequently appears in descriptions of funerary rites and religious processions. It carries a solemn register.
Examples
" May lambong ang kabaong. "
Natural Translation
The coffin has a shroud.
Literal Translation
Has shroud the coffin.
" Itim ang lambong. "
Natural Translation
The veil is black.
Literal Translation
Black the veil.
" Tahimik na inalis ng pari ang itim na lambong sa kabaong bago simulan ang huling pagbabasbas sa yumao. "
Natural Translation
The priest quietly removed the black shroud from the coffin before beginning the final blessing for the deceased.
Literal Translation
Quietly removed by-the priest the black shroud from-the coffin before begin the final blessing to-the deceased.
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