kapag wala ang pusa, naglalaro ang daga

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, when the cat's away, the rat plays.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌpaɡ waˌlaʔ ʔaŋ ˌpusaʔ | naɡlalaˌɾoʔ ʔaŋ daˈɡaʔ/ [kɐˌpaɡ wɐˌlaʔ ʔɐm ˌpuː.sɐʔ | n̪ɐɡ.lɐ.lɐˌɾoʔ ʔɐn̪ d̪ɐˈɣaʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌpaɡ waˌla(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˌpusaʔ | naɡlalaˌɾo(ʔ) ʔaŋ daˈɡaʔ/ [kɐˌpaɡ wɐˌlaː ʔɐm ˌpuː.sɐʔ | n̪ɐɡ.lɐ.lɐˌɾoː ʔɐn̪ d̪ɐˈɣaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧pag wa‧la ang pu‧sa, nag‧la‧la‧ro ang da‧ga

Proverb

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kapág walâ ang pusà, naglalarô ang dagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ ᜏᜎ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐ ᜵ ᜈᜄ᜔ᜎᜎᜇᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜄ)

  1. when the cat's away the mice will play