tiwangwang
tiwangwáng with stress marks
widely open; exposed; uncultivated land
Usage Note
Tiwangwang evokes vast, open, and often desolate spaces — a wide field, an open wound, or an exposed hillside. It has a poetic quality and appears in literary writing to convey vulnerability or abandonment as much as physical openness.
Examples
" Tiwangwang ang bukid. "
Natural Translation
The field is wide open.
Literal Translation
Wide-open the field.
" Tiwangwang ang lupa sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
The land in the province is widely open.
Literal Translation
Widely open the land in province.
" Tiwangwang ang buong kapatagan na walang punong makakasilong kaya nakakapaso ang init ng araw sa tanghali. "
Natural Translation
The whole plain lay wide open with no tree for shade, so the heat of the sun at noon was scorching.
Literal Translation
Wide-open the whole plain that no tree can-shelter so scorching the heat of sun at noon.
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