Usage Note
Suga is a native Tagalog word for a rope or leash used to tether an animal in place, most commonly seen in rural and farming contexts where livestock are kept from wandering. It can also be used metaphorically to describe any form of constraint or restriction.
Examples
" Mahaba ang suga ng kambing. "
Natural Translation
The goat's tether is long.
Literal Translation
Long the tether of goat.
" Mahigpit ang suga ng baka. "
Natural Translation
The tether of the cow is tight.
Literal Translation
Tight the tether of cow.
" Pinutol ng hangin ang suga ng kalabaw, kaya't nakawala ito at gumala sa buong palayan bago mahuli. "
Natural Translation
The wind snapped the carabao's tether, so it broke loose and roamed the whole rice field before being caught.
Literal Translation
Cut by the wind the tether of carabao, so broke-loose it and roamed in the whole rice-field before caught.
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