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Tagalog
Etymology
From balat (“skin”) + sibuyas (“onion”), literally “onion-skinned”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
balát-sibuyas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜌᜐ᜔)
- (idiomatic) thin-skinned; sensitive
- Synonyms: maramdamin, talusaling, sensitibo, emosyonal
Balat-sibuyas si Sam kaya palagi tuloy siyang inaasar.- Sam is thin-skinned, hence she is constantly taunted.
- (by extension) acting like a crybaby
- (by extension) easily bruised or cut
Derived terms
Noun
balát-sibuyas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜌᜐ᜔)
- (idiomatic) crybaby
- Synonym: iyakin
Matindi ang trahedya sa pelikula; hindi ito para sa mga balat-sibuyas!- The tragedy in the film is intense; it is not for crybabies!
- (idiomatic) someone who is easily bruised or cut
Further reading
- “balat-sibuyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018