salok
salók with stress marks
dipper; ladle; fetching water from a well
Usage Note
Salok refers to the act of scooping water from a well or container using a ladle or dipper, as well as the vessel itself. It evokes traditional rural life in the Philippines before piped water was widespread and still appears in contexts describing provinces and farming communities.
Examples
" Kumuha siya ng salok. "
Natural Translation
He got a dipper.
Literal Translation
Got he of dipper.
" Kumuha siya ng isang salok ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
He/She got one dipper of water.
Literal Translation
Got he/she of one dipper of water.
" Tuwing umaga, gumagamit ang lola ng lumang salok upang kumuha ng tubig mula sa malalim na balon sa likod-bahay. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, grandmother uses an old dipper to fetch water from the deep well in the backyard.
Literal Translation
Every morning, used the grandmother of old dipper so-that get of water from deep well in backyard.
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