sonambulismo
sonambulísmo with stress marks
somnambulism
Usage Note
Sonambulismo is borrowed from Spanish 'sonambulismo' and is the formal Tagalog term for sleepwalking. It is mostly encountered in medical or academic contexts; in everyday speech, Filipinos more commonly describe the condition descriptively rather than using this technical term.
Examples
" Karamdaman ang sonambulismo. "
Natural Translation
Somnambulism is an illness.
Literal Translation
Illness the somnambulism.
" May sakit siya na sonambulismo. "
Natural Translation
He/she has somnambulism.
Literal Translation
Has illness he/she of somnambulism.
" Ayon sa doktor, ang sonambulismo ay madalas mangyari sa mga batang pagod o gising pa kahit gabing-gabi na. "
Natural Translation
According to the doctor, somnambulism often happens to children who are tired or still awake even very late at night.
Literal Translation
According-to doctor, the somnambulism happens often to children tired or awake still even very-night already.
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