lampara
lampára with stress marks
lamp with shade
Usage Note
Lampara is a Spanish loanword (from lámpara) for a lamp — typically one with a shade or globe, such as a kerosene lamp or a standing floor lamp. Before widespread electrification, the kerosene lampara was an essential household item in rural Philippines and remains a nostalgic symbol in folk songs and literature.
Examples
" Maliwanag ang lampara sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
The lamp on the table is bright.
Literal Translation
Bright the lamp on table.
" Buksan mo ang lampara. "
Natural Translation
Turn on the lamp.
Literal Translation
Turn-on you the lamp.
" Noong wala pang kuryente sa baryo, ang lampara na de-gaas ang tanging ilaw nila tuwing gabi. "
Natural Translation
Back when the village had no electricity, the kerosene lamp was their only light every night.
Literal Translation
When none yet electricity in village, the lamp that kerosene the only light their every night.
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