ngawit
ngáwit with stress marks
numbness or pain from tension or immobility
Usage Note
Ngawit describes the aching, numbing fatigue felt in muscles held too long in one position — such as arms stretched overhead, a hand gripping something for a long time, or legs cramped in a seat. It is a precise and commonly used word for this very Filipino experience of enduring physical strain.
Examples
" Ngawit na ang aking braso. "
Natural Translation
My arm is already aching from strain.
Literal Translation
Numb-strain already the my arm.
" Nakaramdam ako ng ngawit sa aking braso matapos magbuhat ng mabigat. "
Natural Translation
I felt numbness in my arm after lifting something heavy.
Literal Translation
Felt I of numbness in my arm after to-lift of heavy.
" Pagkatapos magdasal nang nakataas ang mga kamay sa loob ng matagal, nakaramdam ako ng ngawit sa aking mga balikat. "
Natural Translation
After praying with my hands raised for a long time, I felt an aching strain in my shoulders.
Literal Translation
After to-pray with raised the hands inside of long, felt I of strain-ache in my shoulders.
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