taytay
táytay with stress marks
bridge made of bamboo or log
Usage Note
Taytay is a simple rustic footbridge made of bamboo poles or logs laid across a stream or irrigation canal, a common sight in rural Philippine villages. The word is also the name of a municipality in Rizal province, giving it a familiar double life for many Filipinos.
Examples
" Tumawid kami sa taytay. "
Natural Translation
We crossed the bamboo bridge.
Literal Translation
Crossed we on bamboo-bridge.
" Maingat silang dumaan sa taytay. "
Natural Translation
They carefully passed on the bamboo bridge.
Literal Translation
Carefully they passed on bamboo-bridge.
" Tuwing tag-ulan ay madulas ang lumang taytay na yari sa kawayan, kaya dahan-dahan kaming tumatawid pauwi sa aming bukid. "
Natural Translation
During the rainy season the old footbridge made of bamboo gets slippery, so we cross slowly on our way home to our farm.
Literal Translation
Every rainy-season slippery the old bamboo-bridge made of bamboo, so slowly we crossing going-home to our farm.
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