talaytay
talaytáy with stress marks
to flow inside a vein like blood
Usage Note
Talaytay is a poetic and literary verb describing the flowing of blood through veins or the coursing of a substance through a channel. It is rarely used in everyday speech but appears in poetry, literature, and metaphorical writing to evoke the invisible flow of life, heritage, or feeling — 'ang dugong tumalatalaytay sa aming mga ugat' (the blood that flows in our veins).
Examples
" Tumalaytay ang dugo sa ugat. "
Natural Translation
The blood flowed in the vein.
Literal Translation
Flowed the blood in vein.
" Nararamdaman ko ang talaytay ng kaba sa aking dibdib. "
Natural Translation
I feel the flow of nervousness in my chest.
Literal Translation
Feeling I the flow of nervousness in my chest.
" Para bagang may apoy na tumatalaytay sa kanyang mga ugat tuwing maaalala niya ang lupang kinamulatan. "
Natural Translation
It is as if there is fire flowing through her veins whenever she remembers her homeland.
Literal Translation
Like as-if has fire that flowing in her veins whenever will-remember she the land where-grew-up.
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