salak
sálak with stress marks
grasses/weeds carried by flood water
Also means
Salak can also refer to the act of cutting firewood when the stress shifts and the word is used as a verb.
Usage Note
Salak in this sense describes the debris — mainly grasses, weeds, and plant matter — swept along by floodwaters. It is used in agricultural and rural contexts when describing damage to farms or irrigation systems after heavy rain or typhoons.
Examples
" Maraming salak sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
There is a lot of flood debris in the river.
Literal Translation
Many flood-debris in river.
" Maraming salak sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
There are many weeds in the river.
Literal Translation
Many weeds in river.
" Pagkatapos ng bagyo, natabunan ng salak ang mga pananim, kaya halos walang naani ang mga magsasaka. "
Natural Translation
After the typhoon, the crops were buried under flood-borne weeds, so the farmers harvested almost nothing.
Literal Translation
After of typhoon, buried of flood-debris the plural crops, so almost none harvested the plural farmer.
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