lungga
hole in ground (animal), burrow
Usage Note
Lungga refers to a burrow or hole dug by or inhabited by an animal such as a rat, snake, or rabbit. It is commonly used in rural contexts and also appears figuratively to mean a hideout or cramped dwelling, sometimes humorously about a small or messy home.
Examples
" Pumasok ang ahas sa lungga. "
Natural Translation
The snake went into the burrow.
Literal Translation
Entered the snake to burrow.
" May lungga ang daga. "
Natural Translation
The rat has a burrow.
Literal Translation
Has burrow the rat.
" Natuklasan ng magsasaka ang maraming lungga ng daga sa ilalim ng kanyang taniman ng palay. "
Natural Translation
The farmer discovered many rat burrows underneath his rice field.
Literal Translation
Discovered by-the-farmer the many burrow of rat in underneath of his planting of rice.
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