luha ng buwaya

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Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English crocodile tear.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌluhaʔ naŋ buˈaja/
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌluha(ʔ) naŋ buˈaja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: lu‧ha ng bu‧wa‧ya

Noun

luhà ng buwaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜑ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. (idiomatic) crocodile tear

References

  • Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN