bahag ang buntot
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “the tail is a loincloth”. Tailed-animals usually tuck their tails between their legs when scared. The tucked tail looks like as if being worn like a loin cloth. Compare English tail between one's legs.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌhaɡ ʔaŋ bunˈtot/ [bɐˌhaɡ ʔɐm bʊn̪ˈt̪ot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: ba‧hag ang bun‧tot
Adjective
[edit]bahág ang buntót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜆ᜔) (idiomatic)