tarangka
tarangkâ with stress marks
bar or peg across a door/window; gate
Usage Note
Tarangka refers to a wooden or metal bar used to secure a door or gate by slotting horizontally across it — a simple but effective traditional lock found in older Filipino homes, fences, and animal pens. Itarangka ang pinto (bar the door) is a common instruction for securing a home at night.
Examples
" Nasira ang tarangka ng pinto. "
Natural Translation
The bar on the door broke.
Literal Translation
Broke the bar of door.
" Isara mo ang tarangka ng pinto. "
Natural Translation
Close the bar across the door.
Literal Translation
Close you the bar of door.
" Bago matulog, palaging isinasara ng lolo ang makapal na tarangka ng pinto para ligtas kami sa gabi. "
Natural Translation
Before sleeping, grandfather always closes the thick bar across the door so we are safe at night.
Literal Translation
Before sleeping, always closes by grandfather the thick bar of door so safe we at night.
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