tagsalat
tagsálat with stress marks
a famine
Usage Note
Tagsalat refers to a period of severe food shortage or famine. It is a formal and literary term that appears in historical accounts, news reports about food crises, and religious texts. In traditional Filipino culture, famine was understood as a communal crisis calling for shared sacrifice and cooperation.
Examples
" Walang pagkain sa tagsalat. "
Natural Translation
There is no food during a famine.
Literal Translation
None food in famine.
" Marami ang nagutom sa tagsalat. "
Natural Translation
Many went hungry during the famine.
Literal Translation
Many the hungry in famine.
" Nang dumating ang tagsalat sa nayon, nagtulungan ang mga pamilya upang walang mamatay sa gutom. "
Natural Translation
When the famine came to the village, the families helped one another so that no one would die of hunger.
Literal Translation
When came the famine to-the village, helped-each-other the families so-that none die of hunger.
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