sulasok
sulások with stress marks
nausea or disgust
Usage Note
Sulasok describes the physical or emotional feeling of nausea or revulsion — from a bad smell, a disturbing sight, or a morally repugnant situation. It is more visceral and expressive than nahihilo (dizzy) and closer in intensity to nasusuklam (deeply disgusted).
Examples
" May sulasok akong naramdaman. "
Natural Translation
I felt a wave of nausea.
Literal Translation
Have nausea I felt.
" Naramdaman ko ang sulasok sa amoy. "
Natural Translation
I felt the nausea from the smell.
Literal Translation
Felt I the nausea in smell.
" Dinapuan ako ng sulasok nang makita ko ang dumi at mga langaw sa loob ng karinderya. "
Natural Translation
A feeling of disgust came over me when I saw the filth and flies inside the eatery.
Literal Translation
Came-upon me of nausea when saw I the dirt and plural fly in inside of eatery.
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