tugma
túgma with stress marks
rhyme; match; coordination
Usage Note
Tugma means rhyme in poetry and music, and in general speech describes a good match or fit between things — a coordinated outfit, a well-matched couple, or rhyming verse can all be described with tugma. It carries a positive sense of harmony and compatibility.
Examples
" Maganda ang tugma ng kanta. "
Natural Translation
The rhyme of the song is nice.
Literal Translation
Nice the rhyme of song.
" Maganda ang tugma ng tula. "
Natural Translation
The rhyme of the poem is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the rhyme of poem.
" Hinangaan ng mga guro ang husay ng batang makata sa paggawa ng tula na maganda ang tugma sa bawat saknong. "
Natural Translation
The teachers admired the young poet's skill in writing a poem whose rhyme was beautiful in every stanza.
Literal Translation
Admired of-the teachers the skill of-the young poet in making of poem that nice the rhyme in each stanza.
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