tarak
tarák with stress marks
to stab; plunged blade
Usage Note
Tarak describes the act of thrusting or plunging a pointed object — a blade, stake, or thorn — into a surface. It is associated with combat, self-defense, and also appears in cockfighting where the tari (blade) is tarak-ed into the opponent. It is a vivid, forceful word rarely used in polite or formal discourse.
Examples
" Malalim ang tarak ng kutsilyo. "
Natural Translation
The knife's plunge is deep.
Literal Translation
Deep the plunge of knife.
" Malalim ang tarak ng kutsilyo sa kahoy. "
Natural Translation
The plunge of the knife in the wood is deep.
Literal Translation
Deep the plunge of knife in wood.
" Sa galit niya, malakas niyang itinarak ang patalim sa hamba ng pinto hanggang sa malalim itong tumimo sa kahoy. "
Natural Translation
In his anger, he forcefully plunged the blade into the doorframe until it sank deep into the wood.
Literal Translation
In anger his, forcefully he plunged the blade into doorframe until deep it lodged in wood.
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