sasal
sásal with stress marks
extreme pain or intense emotion
Usage Note
Sasal denotes an overwhelming physical pain or an intense surge of emotion that is difficult to contain. It is a vivid, emotive word used in literary and colloquial speech to convey suffering or passion that exceeds ordinary description. The word evokes a visceral, bodily quality of feeling.
Examples
" Matindi ang sasal ng sugat. "
Natural Translation
The pain of the wound is intense.
Literal Translation
Intense the pain of wound.
" Matindi ang sasal ng kanyang ubo. "
Natural Translation
The extreme pain of his/her cough was intense.
Literal Translation
Intense the extreme-pain of his/her cough.
" Hindi niya maipaliwanag ang sasal ng damdaming dumaloy sa kanya nang malaman niya ang katotohanan. "
Natural Translation
He/she could not explain the intense surge of emotion that flowed through him/her when he/she learned the truth.
Literal Translation
Not he/she could-explain the surge of emotion that flowed in him/her when learned he/she the truth.
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