tanghod
tanghód with stress marks
to wait expectantly
Usage Note
Tanghod conveys eager or tense anticipation — waiting with the body and attention directed toward something expected to arrive. It is more literary and less common in everyday speech, often appearing in written Tagalog or poetry to evoke suspense.
Examples
" Tanghod ako sa pintuan. "
Natural Translation
I wait expectantly at the door.
Literal Translation
Wait-expectantly I at door.
" Matagal ang tanghod niya sa labas ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
His/her waiting expectantly outside the house was long.
Literal Translation
Long the waiting-expectantly his/her outside of house.
" Buong gabi siyang nagtanghod sa bintana, umaasang makikita ang ilaw ng bumabalik na bangka ng kaniyang ama. "
Natural Translation
All night she waited expectantly at the window, hoping to see the light of her father's returning boat.
Literal Translation
Whole night she waited-expectantly at window, hoping see the light of returning that boat of her father.
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