tipak
tipák with stress marks
piece; chunk; made a sudden profit (colloq)
Usage Note
Tipak in its literal sense means a chunk or piece broken off from a larger whole, such as a slab of wood or a piece of meat. In colloquial speech it also means to make a sudden or unexpected windfall — 'natipakan siya' implies someone struck it lucky, often in gambling or a chance deal. Context distinguishes the two senses easily.
Examples
" Kumuha ako ng isang tipak ng keso. "
Natural Translation
I took a chunk of cheese.
Literal Translation
Took I of one chunk of cheese.
" Binigyan niya ako ng isang tipak ng tinapay. "
Natural Translation
He/She gave me a chunk of bread.
Literal Translation
Gave he/she me of one chunk of bread.
" Pinutol ng karpintero ang isang malaking tipak ng kahoy bago niya ito ginawang upuan. "
Natural Translation
The carpenter cut off a large chunk of wood before he turned it into a chair.
Literal Translation
Cut by carpenter the one big chunk of wood before he it made-into chair.
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