tikling
slaty-breasted Philippine rail (bird)
Usage Note
Tikling is a slender wading bird native to the Philippines, known for its agility as it picks its way through rice paddies. It lends its name to the Tinikling, the famous traditional folk dance that mimics the bird's graceful footwork between clapping bamboo poles.
Examples
" May tikling sa palayan. "
Natural Translation
There is a tikling in the rice field.
Literal Translation
Has tikling in rice-field.
" May tikling sa aming palayan. "
Natural Translation
There is a tikling in our rice field.
Literal Translation
Has tikling in our rice field.
" Mula sa pangalan ng tikling na maliksi sa pagitan ng mga halaman, hinango ang sayaw na tinikling na ginagaya ang galaw nito. "
Natural Translation
The tinikling dance, which imitates the bird's movement, takes its name from the tikling that is nimble among the plants.
Literal Translation
From the name of tikling that nimble in between of plants, derived the dance tinikling that imitate the movement its.
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