dugong mahal
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “expensive blood”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ maˈhal/ [d̪ʊˌɣoŋ mɐˈhal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: du‧gong ma‧hal
Noun
[edit]dugóng mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)
- (idiomatic) blue blood; royal blood
- Synonym: dugong bughaw