tilapon
tilapón with stress marks
to scatter or be tossed
Usage Note
Tilapon describes objects or people being thrown, scattered, or flung in different directions, often as a result of a violent or sudden force. It suggests dispersal and disorder. Used in both physical descriptions (things scattered by the wind) and figurative ones (people displaced).
Examples
" Tilapon ang mga dahon. "
Natural Translation
The leaves were scattered.
Literal Translation
Scattered the leaves.
" Nakita ko ang tilapon ng mga bato. "
Natural Translation
I saw the scatter of the stones.
Literal Translation
Saw I the scatter of stones.
" Nang humagupit ang malakas na bagyo, tilapon ang mga bubong ng mga bahay sa buong nayon. "
Natural Translation
When the strong storm lashed through, the roofs of the houses were scattered all over the village.
Literal Translation
When lashed the strong storm, scattered the roofs of houses in whole village.
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