tulog-mantika
heavy sleeper
From root: tulog
Usage Note
Tulog-mantikâ is a common idiomatic expression for someone who sleeps very soundly and is hard to wake up.
Examples
" Tulog-mantika ang bunso namin. "
Natural Translation
Our youngest is a heavy sleeper.
Literal Translation
Heavy-sleeper the youngest our.
" Ang kuya ko ay isang tulog-mantikâ. "
Natural Translation
My older brother is a heavy sleeper.
Literal Translation
The older-brother my is a heavy-sleeper.
" Dahil tulog-mantika ang kapatid ko, hindi niya narinig ang alarm kahit ilang beses na itong tumunog kaninang madaling-araw. "
Natural Translation
Because my sibling is such a heavy sleeper, he didn't hear the alarm even though it rang several times in the early morning.
Literal Translation
Because heavy-sleeper the sibling my, not he heard the alarm even-if several times already it rang earlier dawn.
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