tipan
tipán with stress marks
date; meeting; sweetheart; testament
Usage Note
Tipan carries multiple related senses revolving around a solemn arrangement or commitment. It can mean a scheduled meeting or date, a romantic partner (in older usage), or — in religious and formal contexts — a covenant or testament, as in Bagong Tipan (New Testament). The religious sense lends the word a gravity that even its everyday romantic or scheduling uses carry faintly.
Examples
" May tipan ako mamaya. "
Natural Translation
I have a date later.
Literal Translation
Has date I later.
" May tipan sila bukas ng gabi. "
Natural Translation
They have a date tomorrow night.
Literal Translation
Has date they tomorrow of night.
" Hindi siya dumating sa tipan kahit ilang oras siyang hinintay ng kanyang kasintahan sa parke. "
Natural Translation
He did not show up to the date even though his sweetheart waited for him for hours at the park.
Literal Translation
Not he arrived at-the date even-though some hour him-to waited by his sweetheart at-the park.
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