tungo
tungô with stress marks
bowed head; downcast
Also means
Tungo can also mean direction or heading toward something when the stress falls on the second syllable.
Usage Note
Tungo in this sense describes the physical act of bowing the head downward, often expressing shame, sadness, or deep thought. It is evocative and frequently used in literary or emotional descriptions, where nakatungo conveys a weight of feeling with a single word.
Examples
" Nakatungo ang bata sa hiya. "
Natural Translation
The child's head was bowed in shame.
Literal Translation
Head-bowed the child in shame.
" May tungo ang kanyang mukha dahil sa lungkot. "
Natural Translation
His/Her head is downcast because of sadness.
Literal Translation
Has downcast the his/her head because in sadness.
" Habang pinagagalitan siya ng kanyang ama, nanatiling nakatungo ang dalaga at hindi makatingin sa mata ng sinuman. "
Natural Translation
While her father was scolding her, the young woman kept her head bowed and couldn't look anyone in the eye.
Literal Translation
While being-scolded she by-the her father, remained head-bowed the young-woman and not able-to-look at eye of anyone.
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