rurok
rúrok with stress marks
highest point; apex; pinnacle
Usage Note
Rurok is a native Tagalog word for summit or apex, used both literally for mountaintops and figuratively for the pinnacle of achievement or intensity. It carries a poetic, elevated register and is common in literature and formal speeches.
Examples
" Narating namin ang rurok ng bundok. "
Natural Translation
We reached the summit of the mountain.
Literal Translation
Reached we the summit of mountain.
" Nasa rurok siya ng kanyang tagumpay. "
Natural Translation
He/She is at the pinnacle of his/her success.
Literal Translation
At pinnacle he/she of his/her success.
" Nang marating niya ang rurok ng kanyang karera, saka niya napagtanto na ang pamilya pala ang tunay na yaman. "
Natural Translation
When he/she reached the pinnacle of his/her career, only then did he/she realize that family is the true wealth.
Literal Translation
When reach he/she the pinnacle of his/her career, then he/she realized that the family indeed the true wealth.
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