walang-dila
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wala (“without”) + -ng- + dila (“tongue”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˌlaŋ ˈdilaʔ/ [wɐˌlan̪ ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ilaʔ
- Syllabification: wa‧lang-di‧la
Adjective
[edit]waláng-dilà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)
- tongueless; without a tongue
- mute; unable to speak
- Synonyms: pipi, di-makapagsalita
- (idiomatic, derogatory, by extension) shy
- Synonym: mahiyain
References
[edit]- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN