tampisaw
tampísáw with stress marks
to wade in water
Usage Note
Tampisaw evokes the carefree image of splashing or wading in shallow water — a stream, puddle, or flooded street. It is associated with childhood play and is often used in nostalgic or affectionate descriptions of rural Filipino life and the joy of rain.
Examples
" Tumampisaw ang mga bata sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
The children waded in the river.
Literal Translation
Waded the [plural] child in river.
" Masaya ang tampisaw ng mga bata sa baha. "
Natural Translation
The children's wading in the floodwaters is fun.
Literal Translation
Fun the wade-in-water of [plural] child in-the flood.
" Tuwing umuulan noong bata pa kami, masaya kaming tumatampisaw sa mga lubak na puno ng tubig sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
Whenever it rained when we were still children, we happily waded in the water-filled potholes on the street.
Literal Translation
Every rains when child still we, happy we wading in [plural] pothole that full of water on street.
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