putang ina

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Tagalog

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Etymology

From puta (prostitute) +‎ -ng (enclitic suffix) +‎ ina (mother) or a partial calque of Spanish puta madre.

Noun

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ)

  1. (vulgar, offensive) prostitute mother
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar, offensive) any contemptible person
    • 2006, Ireneo Perez Catilo, Pandesal: at iba pang kuwento:
      Nagtutungayaw na sinalubong ito ng kanyang ina. "Ang puta! Putang ina ka! Buwisit, salot ka sa lugal na ito!" Sinampal at sinabunutan ang nagugulumihanang si Aling Marta. Dumurugo ang labi at lumuha na lamang ito, hindi man lamang ...
      His mother greeted him with a smile. "Damn it! You piece of shit! For god's sake, you're a plague on this place!" He slapped and beat the disturbed Mrs. Marta. Her lips were bleeding and she was merely weeping, not even ...

Adjective

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ)

  1. (vulgar, offensive) annoying; wretched; fucked up
    Umaasa ka pa sa putang inang ex mo, e mukhang wala na siyang pakialam sa'yo kahit humagulgol ka.
    You're still hoping for that jerk ex of yours, but she doesn't seem to care about you even if you sob.

Interjection

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ)

  1. (vulgar) fuck! (may be negative or positive)
    Putang ina, bagsak ako sa relihiyon at kimika!
    Fuck, I failed religion and chemistry!
    Putang ina, ang galing niyang maggitara!
    Holy fuck, he's really good at playing the guitar!

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