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luha ng buwaya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Calque of English crocodile tear.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌluhaʔ naŋ buˈaja/ [ˌluː.hɐʔ n̪ɐm ˈbwaː.jɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌluha(ʔ) naŋ buˈaja/ [ˌluː.haː n̪ɐm ˈbwaː.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: lu‧ha ng bu‧wa‧ya

Noun

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luhà ng buwaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜑ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. (idiomatic) crocodile tear

References

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  • Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
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