silang
siláng with stress marks
sunrise
Also means
Silang can also mean to be born or to give birth.
Usage Note
Silang means both sunrise and birth, capturing the shared sense of something emerging or coming into being. It is the root of silangan, the Filipino word for East — literally the place where the sun rises — which shows the word's poetic reach in the language.
Examples
" Maganda ang silang ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The sunrise is beautiful today.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the sunrise now.
" Napakaganda ng silang ng araw. "
Natural Translation
The sunrise is very beautiful.
Literal Translation
Very beautiful of sunrise of sun.
" Maaga kaming umakyat sa bundok upang masaksihan ang silang ng araw mula sa tuktok kasama ang aming mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
We climbed the mountain early so that we could witness the sunrise from the peak together with our friends.
Literal Translation
Early we-link climbed in mountain in-order-to witness the sunrise of sun from the peak together the our plural friend.
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