"Latay" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
látay - To balance oneself, go over a pole or
beam serving as a bridge, walk over a
narrow bridge or gangplank (without rails)
or the like. Latáya or latáyi ang kawáyan.
Walk over the bamboo, cross by balancing
yourself on the bamboo. (cf. taláytay,
panaláytay; táytay).
latay
Active Verb: lumatay
Definition: (verb) to leave a mark on the skin (noun) swollen lash or whip marks on the skin; welt
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Notes: Chinese
Examples: Lumatay ang sinturon sa hita ng kanyang anak matapos niyang paluin ang bata. (His belt left a mark on the thigh of his kid after he spanked the child.)
látay v {1} [A2S; b5c] go over a narrow walkway.
Milátay sa andamyu ang mga pasahíru, The passengers walked over the gangplank.
Usa ka gamayng alambri ang gilatáyan (gilátay) sa sirkadur, It was only a small piece of wire the acrobat walked over.
{1a} sa usa ka lugas lánut be precarious (passing over a single strand).
Ang kahimtang sa gikidnap naglatay sa usa ka lugas lánut, The kidnap victims life is hanging by a thread.
{2} [A2S; b(1)] run, flow through a tube or tube-like thing.
Dúnay dugung Aliman nga naglatay sa íyang kaugatan, There is German blood running in her veins.
{2a} [A2; b(1)] for a feeling to creep through.
Ang kabugnaw sa íyang nahikapan milátay sa íyang tudlù ngadtu sa íyang buktun, The coldness of what he touched crept from his fingers up to his arm.
{3} [A23; c] add a new debt to ones current account.
Ilátay na lang ning útang sa ákung ristanti, Just add this debt to my bill.
n small wooden bridge for pedestrian or vehicles.
-an(), -anan n narrow bridge or passageway to walk over.
I once heard that contractions are like this: a belt around your middle that is tightened agonizingly in ever elongating instances that arrange themselves in a pattern of pain.
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