lampong
lampóng with stress marks
noisy courtship sound of cats, caterwauling
Usage Note
Lampong specifically denotes the loud, wailing vocalisations made by cats during mating season — the caterwauling that disturbs sleep in urban neighbourhoods. It is a niche but recognisable word used humorously to complain about neighbourhood cats or to describe any loud, disruptive nocturnal noise.
Examples
" Ginising kami ng lampong. "
Natural Translation
The caterwauling woke us up.
Literal Translation
Woke us the caterwauling.
" Maingay ang lampong. "
Natural Translation
The caterwauling is noisy.
Literal Translation
Noisy the caterwauling.
" Tuwing gabi ng tag-init, ginigising kami ng lampong ng mga pusa sa labas na halos hindi kami makatulog. "
Natural Translation
Every summer night, the caterwauling of the cats outside wakes us up so much that we can barely sleep.
Literal Translation
Every night of summer, wakes us the caterwauling of plural cat outside that almost not we can-sleep.
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