matandang tinali
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From matanda (“old”) + -ng + tinali (“cockfight rooster”), literally “old rooster”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /matanˌdaŋ tiˈnaliʔ/ [mɐ.t̪ɐn̪ˌd̪an̪ t̪ɪˈn̪aː.lɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -aliʔ
- Syllabification: ma‧tan‧dang ti‧na‧li
Noun
[edit]matandáng tinalì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜎᜒ)
- (idiomatic) old bachelor
- Synonyms: matandang binata, soltero