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Tagalog
Etymology
Literally, “sin on heat, sin on cold”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsala sa ˌʔinit | ˌsala sa laˈmiɡ/
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: sa‧la sa i‧nit, sa‧la sa la‧mig
Adjective
sala sa init, sala sa lamíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔)
- (idiomatic) damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (of a situation)
- (by extension) hard to please due to fickleness (of a person)
Further reading
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1127.