From root: tulog
Usage Note
Tulugán identifies a location where people sleep, such as a bedroom or a specific bed.
Examples
" Maliit ang aming tulugan. "
Natural Translation
Our sleeping place is small.
Literal Translation
Small the our sleeping-place.
" Malinis ang aming tulugan. "
Natural Translation
Our sleeping place is clean.
Literal Translation
Clean the our sleeping-place.
" Dahil maraming bisita, ginawa naming tulugan ang sala upang may mahigaan ang lahat. "
Natural Translation
Because there were many guests, we turned the living room into a sleeping place so everyone would have somewhere to lie down.
Literal Translation
Because many guests, made by-us sleeping-place the living-room so-that there-is lie-on-able the all.
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