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Tagalog
Etymology
From tatak (“mark”) + -an + -g- + bislig (“eight carat gold; petrification”), literally “marked as eight carat gold”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tatakangbislíg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜃᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔) (obsolete)
- rock hard; extremely durable
- (figurative) hardhearted
Tatakangbislig mandin ang loob mo.- You're so hardhearted.
- (literally, “Your heart is really marked as hard as eight carat gold.”)
Further reading
- “tatakangbislig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018