alsa-balutan
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom alsa (“raising; lifting”) + balutan (“bundle; pack”), literally “lifting the pack”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˌsa baˈlutan/ [ʔɐlˌsa bɐˈluː.t̪ɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -utan
- Syllabification: al‧sa-ba‧lu‧tan
Noun
editalsá-balutan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜊᜎᜓᜆᜈ᜔) (idiomatic)
- sudden departure with all one's belongings (without intentions of returning, due to disgust or feeling unwanted)