From root: wakas
Usage Note
Waláng-wakás describes something that is eternal or infinite, commonly used in literature to describe love or the universe.
Examples
" Walang-wakas ang langit. "
Natural Translation
The sky is endless.
Literal Translation
Endless the sky.
" Ang pag-ibig niya ay waláng-wakás. "
Natural Translation
His/her love is endless.
Literal Translation
The love his/her is endless.
" Sa tula niya, inihambing niya ang pag-ibig sa walang-wakas na karagatang walang hangganan. "
Natural Translation
In his poem, he compared love to an endless ocean that has no boundary.
Literal Translation
At poem his, compared he the love at endless ocean-that no boundary.
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