malakas ang loob

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “strong insides”, or more loosely translated as “strong will”, from lakas ng loob.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˌkas ʔaŋ loˈʔob/ [mɐ.lɐˌxas ʔɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧kas ang lo‧ob

Adjective

malakás ang loób (plural malalakas ang loob, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) courageous; brave; shameless

   Synonyms: matapang, walang hiya

   Antonyms: duwag, mahina ang loob

   Malakas ang loob ni Joey na makipagsapalaran sa paghahanap ng trabaho upang iahon ang kanyang pamilya sa hirap.

   Joey is brave to fight the odds in the search for a job to lift his family from poverty.